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Dry cleaners in Rhode Island

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Rhode Island, ranked by the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
84
20 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
68
−12.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On clothing, shoes and related services
Listings per 10k households
1.9
46% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$12.5M
20% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#47 of 51
Market score 30 · Lower middle

A site report maps the dry cleaners on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Rhode Island has 84 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Rhode Island comes to about $1.1B a year: $2,383 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $12.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

In 2023, official counts showed 68 businesses with payroll in Rhode Island classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 6,494 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 18.7% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $948K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Rhode Island.

Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #47 for dry cleaners, with a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 38. Among 4 scored counties, Washington County scores highest (71).

Every market in Rhode Island for dry cleaners

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Rhode Island, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Rhode Island, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA381191.8$13.5M+2.1%#200 of 272

Counties

Counties in Rhode Island, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, RI7161.1$23.3M0.0%#57 of 507
2Kent County, RI42131.8$13.8M+1.8%#333 of 507
3Providence County, RI37542.1$10.8M+2.8%#383 of 507
4Newport County, RI3482.2$12M−2.9%#404 of 507
Bristol County, RINot scored31.5$18.5M−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 dry cleaners on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Rhode Island?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 84 dry cleaners in Rhode Island. 20 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 12.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Rhode Island spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1.1B a year, or $2,383 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $12.5M 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 441,570 households in Rhode Island and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rhode Island compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Rhode Island has 1.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $12.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 67, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,494 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for dry cleaners?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 38 (lower middle). Among 4 scored counties in Rhode Island, Washington County scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Rhode Island scores 30 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #47 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Rhode Island. 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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