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Dry cleaners in Saratoga County, NY
How Saratoga 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #82 of 507 scored counties
#3 of 25 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $261.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,570 a household
- Spending per listing
- $21.8M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 241,343
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 dry cleaners in Saratoga County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Saratoga County comes to about $261.9M a year: $2,570 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That is about $21.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 39% above 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 Saratoga County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 9,265 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Saratoga County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, Saratoga County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #82 of 507 scored counties and #3 of 25 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Saratoga 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 | Saratoga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $21.8M | $13.2M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,265 | 3,858 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −21.6% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,570 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $100,787 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Saratoga 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 Saratoga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 241,343+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 101,911
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 810 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $100,787+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,050
- Median home value
- $348,600
- Jobs located here
- 91,512
- Daytime population
- 214,409Residents 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 Saratoga 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores68
- Laundromats82
- Dry cleaners68
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Saratoga County, NY?
There are 12 dry cleaners on map listings in Saratoga County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Saratoga County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $261.9M a year, or $2,570 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $21.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,911 households in Saratoga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saratoga County, NY compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Saratoga County has 1.2 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $21.8M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Saratoga County would have about 17, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,265 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Saratoga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Saratoga County at 241,343 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,911 households. The median household income in Saratoga County is $100,787 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Saratoga County scores 68 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #82 of 507 scored counties.
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