Dry cleaners and laundromats by state, 2026 Q1
The United States has 14,031 dry cleaners and laundromats with employees, 4.1 per 100,000 residents; jobs -2.9% over the year. New York is the densest market at 8 per 100,000 and West Virginia the thinnest at 1.6. Every state below links to its own page. Official BLS and Census figures, refreshed each quarter.
Every state, densest first
Density is dry cleaners and laundromats with employees per 100,000 residents. Rows marked n/a are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or have no published population.
| # | State | Per 100k | Locations | Jobs | Jobs YoY | Avg weekly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 8 | 1,587 | 6,671 | -4.0% | $634 |
| 2 | New Jersey | 7.7 | 732 | 3,094 | -2.5% | $657 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 6.1 | 432 | 1,959 | -2.4% | $663 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 6 | 222 | 1,435 | -2.2% | $690 |
| 5 | Maryland | 6 | 373 | 2,312 | -0.6% | $658 |
| 6 | Georgia | 5.5 | 610 | 2,341 | -3.0% | $595 |
| 7 | Virginia | 5.1 | 447 | 2,224 | -2.9% | $575 |
| 8 | Delaware | 4.8 | 50 | 195 | -12.9% | $595 |
| 9 | California | 4.7 | 1,856 | 11,439 | +1.3% | $733 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | 4.7 | 52 | 317 | -4.5% | $575 |
| 11 | Nevada | 4.4 | 143 | 2,342 | +1.2% | $751 |
| 12 | Illinois | 4.3 | 548 | 3,508 | -2.3% | $677 |
| 13 | Louisiana | 4.3 | 199 | 1,430 | -8.3% | $520 |
| 14 | Texas | 4.1 | 1,289 | 11,001 | -3.8% | $576 |
| 15 | Colorado | 3.9 | 235 | 1,387 | -5.2% | $670 |
| 16 | Mississippi | 3.9 | 114 | 701 | -2.1% | $416 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 3.9 | 426 | 2,509 | -2.2% | $522 |
| 18 | Alabama | 3.8 | 195 | 1,339 | -4.6% | $547 |
| 19 | Florida | 3.8 | 895 | 5,722 | -3.0% | $653 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 3.7 | 488 | 2,009 | -5.5% | $528 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | 3.5 | 49 | 356 | -1.9% | $676 |
| 22 | Michigan | 3.4 | 346 | 1,814 | +2.3% | $643 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 3.3 | 134 | 1,033 | +1.8% | $522 |
| 24 | New Mexico | 3.1 | 66 | 667 | -1.5% | $580 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 3.1 | 172 | 1,291 | -5.2% | $539 |
| 26 | Washington | 3.1 | 250 | 1,035 | -3.5% | $626 |
| 27 | Missouri | 2.9 | 184 | 1,097 | -10.7% | $591 |
| 28 | Tennessee | 2.9 | 208 | 1,653 | -6.6% | $630 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 2.7 | 125 | 651 | -7.0% | $573 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 2.6 | 80 | 635 | -7.6% | $467 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 2.6 | 149 | 961 | -5.8% | $646 |
| 32 | Oregon | 2.6 | 111 | 540 | -6.1% | $617 |
| 33 | Ohio | 2.5 | 295 | 2,547 | -2.4% | $586 |
| 34 | Utah | 2.5 | 89 | 604 | -7.2% | $456 |
| 35 | Hawaii | 2.3 | 33 | 353 | -1.4% | $774 |
| 36 | Indiana | 2.3 | 160 | 1,024 | -2.1% | $577 |
| 37 | Alaska | 2.2 | 16 | 164 | -9.4% | $704 |
| 38 | Idaho | 2.2 | 44 | 361 | -6.5% | $818 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 2.2 | 44 | 458 | -1.7% | $639 |
| 40 | Arizona | 2 | 151 | 1,659 | -4.5% | $708 |
| 41 | Montana | 2 | 23 | 184 | +6.4% | $724 |
| 42 | Kansas | 1.9 | 56 | 454 | -7.9% | $534 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | 1.8 | 106 | 680 | -12.8% | $594 |
| 44 | Maine | 1.7 | 24 | 217 | +1.9% | $702 |
| 45 | Iowa | 1.6 | 53 | 352 | -11.3% | $557 |
| 46 | North Dakota | 1.6 | 13 | 134 | n/a | $607 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 1.6 | 28 | 122 | -15.9% | $366 |
| South Dakota | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Vermont | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Wyoming | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Fastest job growth
Montana (+6.4%), Michigan (+2.3%), Maine (+1.9%), Oklahoma (+1.8%), California (+1.3%). Slowest: West Virginia (-15.9%), Delaware (-12.9%), Wisconsin (-12.8%).
What counts
Dry cleaning and laundry services except coin-operated: dry cleaners, laundry drop-off and pickup, and wash-and-fold. Coin-operated laundromats sit in a neighboring code. NAICS 812320. BLS counts establishments with payroll, so owner-only businesses are not in these figures.
Other business types
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private sector, NAICS 812320, 2026 Q1; U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-year population estimates. All 14 business types ranked by state.