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Dry cleaners in Cumberland County, PA
The dry cleaners in Cumberland County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #98 of 507 scored counties
#10 of 20 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 18
- 11 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $251.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,361 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,270
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 dry cleaners in Cumberland County. Chain locations make up 61% of them, 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.
Households in Cumberland County spend about $251.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,361 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 18 dry cleaners, that is $14M per shop, 11% below 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Cumberland County in 2023. That is one for every 15,204 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2M has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Cumberland County.
Population estimates show Cumberland County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Cumberland County is 66 (upper middle), #98 of 507 scored counties and #10 of 20 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cumberland 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 | Cumberland County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $14M | $20.7M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,204 | 10,086 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −19.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,361 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $87,494 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $755K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,270+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 106,427
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 546 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 492
- Median household income
- $87,494+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,877
- Median home value
- $277,600
- Jobs located here
- 138,979
- Daytime population
- 287,576Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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 stores72
- Laundromats65
- Dry cleaners66
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Cumberland County, PA?
There are 18 dry cleaners on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. 11 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Cumberland County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $251.3M a year, or $2,361 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $14M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 106,427 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Cumberland County has 1.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $14M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,204 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 277,270 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,427 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $87,494 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Cumberland County scores 66 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #98 of 507 scored counties.
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