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Dry cleaners in Broome County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Broome County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #310 of 507 scored counties
#13 of 25 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $166.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.9M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 195,736
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Broome County comes to about $166.7M a year: $2,033 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $13.9M per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Broome County has 12 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Broome County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 11,715 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Broome County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Broome County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Broome County is 44 (lower middle), #310 of 507 scored counties and #13 of 25 scored counties in New York.
How Broome 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 | Broome County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $13.9M | $13.2M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,715 | 3,858 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −21.6% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,033 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,616 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Broome 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 Broome County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 195,736−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 82,005
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 280
- Median household income
- $62,616+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,128
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 82,220
- Daytime population
- 201,023Residents 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 |
| 13Broome County, NY | 44 | 12 | 1.5 | $13.9M | −1.2% | #310 of 507 |
Other business types in Broome 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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners44
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Broome County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 dry cleaners in Broome County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Broome County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $166.7M a year, or $2,033 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 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 82,005 households in Broome County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Broome County, NY compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Broome County has 1.5 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $13.9M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Broome County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,715 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Broome County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Broome County at 195,736 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 82,005 households. Median household income in Broome County is $62,616, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Broome County scores 44 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #310 of 507 scored counties.
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