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Dry cleaners in Bucks County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #287 of 507 scored counties
#17 of 20 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
43
10 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
47
−14.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$692.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,779 a household
Spending per listing
$16.1M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
647,828
+0.3% 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 Bucks County spend about $692.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,779 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. That works out to $16.1M per shop, 3% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Bucks County has 43 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 23%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Bucks County was 47 in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. That is one for every 5,302 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Bucks County.

Population estimates show Bucks County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Bucks County is 47 (lower middle), #287 of 507 scored counties and #17 of 20 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Bucks County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Bucks County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureBucks CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.11.3
Spending per listing$16.1M$20.7M$15.7M
Households per official establishment5,30210,0868,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.5%−19.8%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,779$2,270$2,055
Median household income$114,764$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4750

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
55 → 47−14.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
166
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4310 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$2.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
647,828+0.3% since 2020
Households
249,187
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,071
Median household income
$114,764+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$150,985
Median home value
$445,700
Jobs located here
282,004
Daytime population
597,342Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Bucks County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, PA80170.9$24.3M+3.6%#18 of 507
2Butler County, PA7891.1$21.5M+3.2%#25 of 507
3Lancaster County, PA77190.9$26.1M+1.9%#29 of 507
4Dauphin County, PA7480.7$33.3M+2.3%#40 of 507
5Westmoreland County, PA72110.7$30.6M−1.4%#51 of 507
6Berks County, PA70130.8$28.1M+2.7%#62 of 507
7Erie County, PA6980.7$28M−1.8%#73 of 507
8Northampton County, PA69151.2$19.5M+3.7%#78 of 507
9Washington County, PA66101.1$20.1M+0.7%#92 of 507
10Cumberland County, PA66181.7$14M+6.5%#98 of 507
17Bucks County, PA47431.7$16.1M+0.3%#287 of 507

Other business types in Bucks County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Bucks County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 dry cleaners in Bucks County. 10 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Bucks County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $692.5M a year, or $2,779 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $16.1M 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 249,187 households in Bucks County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bucks County, PA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Bucks County has 1.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $16.1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Bucks County would have about 44, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,302 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Bucks County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Bucks County at 647,828 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,187 households. Median household income in Bucks County is $114,764, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Bucks County scores 47 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #287 of 507 scored counties.

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