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Dry cleaners in Lancaster County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Lancaster County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #29 of 507 scored counties
#3 of 20 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 19
- 3 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- −45.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $496M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,331 a household
- Spending per listing
- $26.1M
- 67% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 563,159
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For dry cleaners, Lancaster County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #29 of 507 scored counties and #3 of 20 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dry cleaners.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Lancaster County comes to about $496M a year: $2,331 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $26.1M per shop, 67% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Lancaster County has 19 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 16%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Lancaster County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 45.4% from 2019. That is one for every 17,729 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lancaster County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lancaster 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 | Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $26.1M | $20.7M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,729 | 10,086 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −45.4% | −19.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,331 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $86,959 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 12−45.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 193 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 563,159+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 212,748
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 944 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 591
- Median household income
- $86,959+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,346
- Median home value
- $301,100
- Jobs located here
- 258,003
- Daytime population
- 553,680Residents 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 Lancaster 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores55
- Laundromats68
- Dry cleaners77
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Lancaster County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 dry cleaners in Lancaster County. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 45.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Lancaster County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $496M a year, or $2,331 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $26.1M 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 212,748 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, PA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Lancaster County has 0.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $26.1M, 67% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 32, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,729 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 45.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 563,159 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,748 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $86,959, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 77 for dry cleaners (high), #29 of 507 scored counties.
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