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Dry cleaners in Columbia County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Columbia County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $52.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $26.2M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 66,193
- +2.3% since 2020
See the dry cleaners around any address in Columbia County
The site report maps the dry cleaners on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Columbia County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
At $1,988 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $52.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $26.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 2 dry cleaners on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Columbia County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Columbia County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 dry cleaners on map listings, Columbia County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Columbia 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.
| Measure | Columbia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $26.2M | $20.7M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,086 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −19.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,988 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,644 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,193+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 26,350
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 135
- Median household income
- $64,644+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,045
- Median home value
- $206,200
- Jobs located here
- 24,251
- Daytime population
- 61,393Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Columbia County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the dry cleaners on map listings by name and distance.
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, PA | 80 | 17 | 0.9 | $24.3M | +3.6% | #18 of 507 |
| 2Butler County, PA | 78 | 9 | 1.1 | $21.5M | +3.2% | #25 of 507 |
| 3Lancaster County, PA | 77 | 19 | 0.9 | $26.1M | +1.9% | #29 of 507 |
| 4Dauphin County, PA | 74 | 8 | 0.7 | $33.3M | +2.3% | #40 of 507 |
| 5Westmoreland County, PA | 72 | 11 | 0.7 | $30.6M | −1.4% | #51 of 507 |
| 6Berks County, PA | 70 | 13 | 0.8 | $28.1M | +2.7% | #62 of 507 |
| 7Erie County, PA | 69 | 8 | 0.7 | $28M | −1.8% | #73 of 507 |
| 8Northampton County, PA | 69 | 15 | 1.2 | $19.5M | +3.7% | #78 of 507 |
| 9Washington County, PA | 66 | 10 | 1.1 | $20.1M | +0.7% | #92 of 507 |
| 10Cumberland County, PA | 66 | 18 | 1.7 | $14M | +6.5% | #98 of 507 |
| Columbia County, PA | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | $26.2M | +2.3% |
Other business types in Columbia 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 laundry75
- Clothing and shoe stores78
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Columbia County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 dry cleaners in Columbia County. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Columbia County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Columbia County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $52.4M a year, or $1,988 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $26.2M 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 26,350 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, PA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Columbia County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Columbia County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Columbia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 66,193 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,350 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $64,644, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Columbia County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Columbia County. It maps the dry cleaners on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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