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Dry cleaners in Northampton County, PA

The dry cleaners in Northampton County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #78 of 507 scored counties
#8 of 20 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
15
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$291.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,380 a household
Spending per listing
$19.5M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
324,411
+3.7% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Northampton County comes to about $291.8M a year: $2,380 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $19.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 15 dry cleaners on map listings in Northampton County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Northampton County in 2023. That is one for every 11,148 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Northampton County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Northampton County is 69 (upper middle), #78 of 507 scored counties and #8 of 20 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Northampton 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 Northampton County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureNorthampton CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.11.3
Spending per listing$19.5M$20.7M$15.7M
Households per official establishment11,14810,0868,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−19.8%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,380$2,270$2,055
Median household income$89,184$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6950

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 11
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$734K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
151 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Northampton 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 Northampton County

Population, 2025 estimate
324,411+3.7% since 2020
Households
122,624
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
370 sq. mi.
People per square mile
862
Median household income
$89,184+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,853
Median home value
$308,600
Jobs located here
123,291
Daytime population
291,374Residents 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 Northampton 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

Other business types in Northampton County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Northampton County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 dry cleaners in Northampton County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

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

About $291.8M a year, or $2,380 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $19.5M 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 122,624 households in Northampton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Northampton County has 1.2 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $19.5M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Northampton County would have about 19, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,148 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Northampton County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Northampton County at 324,411 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,624 households. Median household income in Northampton County is $89,184, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Northampton County scores 69 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #78 of 507 scored counties.

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