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Dry cleaners in Monroe County, PA

How Monroe County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #142 of 507 scored counties
#12 of 20 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$138.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,258 a household
Spending per listing
$17.3M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
167,179
−0.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 dry cleaners in Monroe County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Monroe County comes to about $138.2M a year: $2,258 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $17.3M per shop, 10% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Monroe County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 20,404 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dry cleaners, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #142 of 507 scored counties and #12 of 20 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.11.3
Spending per listing$17.3M$20.7M$15.7M
Households per official establishment20,40410,0868,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−19.8%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,258$2,270$2,055
Median household income$83,565$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6250

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$102K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
167,179−0.7% since 2020
Households
61,212
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
275
Median household income
$83,565+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,906
Median home value
$267,600
Jobs located here
50,869
Daytime population
150,408Residents 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 Monroe 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
12Monroe County, PA6281.3$17.3M−0.7%#142 of 507

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Monroe County, PA?

There are 8 dry cleaners on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

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

About $138.2M a year, or $2,258 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $17.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,212 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 1.3 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $17.3M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Monroe County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,404 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 167,179 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,212 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $83,565 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Monroe County scores 62 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #142 of 507 scored counties.

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