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

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.

Dry cleaners in Broome County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBroome CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.91.3
Spending per listing$13.9M$13.2M$15.7M
Households per official establishment11,7153,8588,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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 score4424

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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Dry cleaners across New York

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

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Schenectady County, NY7550.7$30.3M+3.0%#36 of 507
2Onondaga County, NY70170.9$26M−1.9%#65 of 507
3Saratoga County, NY68121.2$21.8M+2.3%#82 of 507
4Niagara County, NY6650.5$38.5M−1.5%#87 of 507
5Monroe County, NY62321.0$22.2M−1.0%#136 of 507
6Ulster County, NY62101.3$17.7M+1.1%#140 of 507
7Erie County, NY61461.1$19.4M−0.6%#151 of 507
8Oneida County, NY60111.2$18M−2.1%#166 of 507
9Rensselaer County, NY5981.2$19.4M−0.2%#176 of 507
10Albany County, NY54181.3$17.6M+2.2%#225 of 507
13Broome County, NY44121.5$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.

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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