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Dry cleaners in Westchester County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #423 of 507 scored counties
#21 of 25 scored counties in New York

Listings
103
8 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
159
−23.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,920 a household
Spending per listing
$10.6M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,015,743
+1.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Westchester County is 32 (lower middle), #423 of 507 scored counties and #21 of 25 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Westchester County comes to about $1.1B a year: $2,920 per household, 42% above the U.S. average. Spread across 103 dry cleaners, that is $10.6M per shop, 33% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Westchester County has 103 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 1.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Westchester County was 159 in 2023, down 23.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,345 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.6M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Westchester County. Population estimates put the population change in Westchester County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Westchester 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 Westchester County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureWestchester CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.81.91.3
Spending per listing$10.6M$13.2M$15.7M
Households per official establishment2,3453,8588,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−23.6%−21.6%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,920$2,448$2,055
Median household income$118,976$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3224

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
208 → 159−23.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
587
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1038 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$5.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Westchester 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 Westchester County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,015,743+1.4% since 2020
Households
372,883
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
431 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,320
Median household income
$118,976+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$192,098
Median home value
$663,200
Jobs located here
396,544
Daytime population
959,992Residents 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 Westchester 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
21Westchester County, NY321032.8$10.6M+1.4%#423 of 507

Other business types in Westchester County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Westchester County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 103 dry cleaners in Westchester County. 8 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 159 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 23.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Westchester County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1.1B a year, or $2,920 per household. That is 42% above the U.S. average (an index of 142, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $10.6M 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 372,883 households in Westchester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Westchester County has 2.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $10.6M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Westchester County would have about 70, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,345 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Westchester County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Westchester County at 1,015,743 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 372,883 households. Median household income in Westchester County is $118,976, 47% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Westchester County scores 32 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #423 of 507 scored counties.

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