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Dry cleaners in Albany County, NY
How Albany County, NY 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #225 of 507 scored counties
#10 of 25 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 18
- 10 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $316.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,349 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.6M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,349 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Albany County spend about $316.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 18 dry cleaners, that is $17.6M per shop, 12% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 18 dry cleaners on map listings in Albany County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Albany County was 18 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 7,484 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Albany County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Albany County is 54 (upper middle), #225 of 507 scored counties and #10 of 25 scored counties in New York.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $17.6M | $13.2M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,484 | 3,858 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | −21.6% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,349 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 18−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Schenectady County, NY | 75 | 5 | 0.7 | $30.3M | +3.0% | #36 of 507 |
| 2Onondaga County, NY | 70 | 17 | 0.9 | $26M | −1.9% | #65 of 507 |
| 3Saratoga County, NY | 68 | 12 | 1.2 | $21.8M | +2.3% | #82 of 507 |
| 4Niagara County, NY | 66 | 5 | 0.5 | $38.5M | −1.5% | #87 of 507 |
| 5Monroe County, NY | 62 | 32 | 1.0 | $22.2M | −1.0% | #136 of 507 |
| 6Ulster County, NY | 62 | 10 | 1.3 | $17.7M | +1.1% | #140 of 507 |
| 7Erie County, NY | 61 | 46 | 1.1 | $19.4M | −0.6% | #151 of 507 |
| 8Oneida County, NY | 60 | 11 | 1.2 | $18M | −2.1% | #166 of 507 |
| 9Rensselaer County, NY | 59 | 8 | 1.2 | $19.4M | −0.2% | #176 of 507 |
| 10Albany County, NY | 54 | 18 | 1.3 | $17.6M | +2.2% | #225 of 507 |
Other business types in Albany 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 laundry44
- Clothing and shoe stores48
- Laundromats54
- Dry cleaners54
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Albany County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 dry cleaners in Albany County. 10 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $316.4M a year, or $2,349 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $17.6M 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 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Albany County has 1.3 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $17.6M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Albany County would have about 20, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,484 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 54 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #225 of 507 scored counties.
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