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Dry cleaners in Morris County, NJ

How Morris County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #311 of 507 scored counties
#16 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
43
5 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
59
−22.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$595.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $3,084 a household
Spending per listing
$13.9M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
69% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
524,251
+3.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $3,084 per household (50% above the U.S. average), households in Morris County spend about $595.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $13.9M per shop, 12% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Morris County has 43 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 12%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 69% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Morris County in 2023, down 22.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,275 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $120K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Morris County.

Population estimates show Morris County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Morris County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #311 of 507 scored counties and #16 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Morris County compares

The same measures for New Jersey and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the dry cleaners counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Dry cleaners in Morris County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureMorris CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.21.91.3
Spending per listing$13.9M$14.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment3,2754,2528,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−22.4%−18.1%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$3,084$2,665$2,055
Median household income$137,326$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score4440

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
76 → 59−22.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
157
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
435 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$120K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Morris County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Morris County

Population, 2025 estimate
524,251+3.2% since 2020
Households
193,245
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
461 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,116
Median household income
$137,326+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$186,467
Median home value
$582,500
Jobs located here
316,491
Daytime population
565,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Morris County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, NJ6961.3$18.7M+3.2%#79 of 507
2Ocean County, NJ64271.1$21.9M+5.6%#117 of 507
3Atlantic County, NJ6190.8$27.5M+1.6%#144 of 507
4Gloucester County, NJ61151.3$19.6M+3.3%#150 of 507
5Burlington County, NJ60241.4$19.8M+4.3%#163 of 507
6Cape May County, NJ5951.1$22M−1.7%#172 of 507
7Cumberland County, NJ5750.9$22.4M+2.2%#190 of 507
8Hunterdon County, NJ5781.6$19.8M+2.3%#192 of 507
9Sussex County, NJ56101.7$15.8M+2.9%#209 of 507
10Somerset County, NJ55221.7$18.6M+3.5%#215 of 507
16Morris County, NJ44432.2$13.9M+3.2%#311 of 507

Other business types in Morris County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Morris County, NJ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 dry cleaners in Morris County. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 22.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Morris County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $595.9M a year, or $3,084 per household. That is 50% above the U.S. average (an index of 150, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $13.9M per shop. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 193,245 households in Morris County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Morris County, NJ compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Morris County has 2.2 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $13.9M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Morris County would have about 38, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,275 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Morris County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Morris County at 524,251 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 193,245 households. Median household income in Morris County is $137,326, 70% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Morris County scores 44 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #311 of 507 scored counties.

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