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Dry cleaners in Niagara County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Niagara County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #87 of 507 scored counties
#4 of 25 scored counties in New York

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$192.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,097 a household
Spending per listing
$38.5M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.5
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,912
−1.5% 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

Households in Niagara County spend about $192.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,097 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 dry cleaners, that is $38.5M per shop, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 5 dry cleaners on map listings in Niagara County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 62% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Niagara County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 11,486 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Niagara County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Niagara County is 66 (upper middle), #87 of 507 scored counties and #4 of 25 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Niagara 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 Niagara County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureNiagara CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.51.91.3
Spending per listing$38.5M$13.2M$15.7M
Households per official establishment11,4863,8588,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−21.6%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,097$2,448$2,055
Median household income$69,633$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6624

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 8
Employees, 2023
69
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Niagara 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 Niagara County

Population, 2025 estimate
208,912−1.5% since 2020
Households
91,884
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
522 sq. mi.
People per square mile
403
Median household income
$69,633+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,157
Median home value
$189,800
Jobs located here
68,715
Daytime population
179,319Residents 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 Niagara 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

Other business types in Niagara County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Niagara County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dry cleaners in Niagara County. 2 of them (40%) 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 Niagara County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $192.6M a year, or $2,097 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $38.5M 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 91,884 households in Niagara County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Niagara County, NY compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Niagara County has 0.5 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $38.5M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Niagara County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,486 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Niagara County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Niagara County at 208,912 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,884 households. Median household income in Niagara County is $69,633, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Niagara County scores 66 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #87 of 507 scored counties.

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