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Dry cleaners in Sussex County, NJ
How Sussex 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #209 of 507 scored counties
#9 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $158.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 148,063
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 dry cleaners in Sussex County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Sussex County comes to about $158.4M a year: $2,743 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 dry cleaners, that is $15.8M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Sussex County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 7,221 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sussex County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Sussex County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #209 of 507 scored counties and #9 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Sussex 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.
| Measure | Sussex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $15.8M | $14.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,221 | 4,252 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −18.1% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,743 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $116,186 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $323K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Sussex 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 Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 148,063+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 57,767
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 281
- Median household income
- $116,186+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $144,531
- Median home value
- $369,400
- Jobs located here
- 36,880
- Daytime population
- 105,437Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, NJ | 69 | 6 | 1.3 | $18.7M | +3.2% | #79 of 507 |
| 2Ocean County, NJ | 64 | 27 | 1.1 | $21.9M | +5.6% | #117 of 507 |
| 3Atlantic County, NJ | 61 | 9 | 0.8 | $27.5M | +1.6% | #144 of 507 |
| 4Gloucester County, NJ | 61 | 15 | 1.3 | $19.6M | +3.3% | #150 of 507 |
| 5Burlington County, NJ | 60 | 24 | 1.4 | $19.8M | +4.3% | #163 of 507 |
| 6Cape May County, NJ | 59 | 5 | 1.1 | $22M | −1.7% | #172 of 507 |
| 7Cumberland County, NJ | 57 | 5 | 0.9 | $22.4M | +2.2% | #190 of 507 |
| 8Hunterdon County, NJ | 57 | 8 | 1.6 | $19.8M | +2.3% | #192 of 507 |
| 9Sussex County, NJ | 56 | 10 | 1.7 | $15.8M | +2.9% | #209 of 507 |
| 10Somerset County, NJ | 55 | 22 | 1.7 | $18.6M | +3.5% | #215 of 507 |
Other business types in Sussex County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry84
- Clothing and shoe stores90
- Laundromats75
- Dry cleaners56
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Sussex County, NJ?
Sussex County has 10 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Sussex County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $158.4M a year, or $2,743 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $15.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,767 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Sussex County has 1.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $15.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,221 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 148,063 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,767 households. The median household income in Sussex County is $116,186 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Sussex County scores 56 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #209 of 507 scored counties.
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