Dry cleaners and laundromats in North Dakota: 13 locations, n/a jobs
Official counts for dry cleaners and laundromats in North Dakota, 2026 Q1: how many there are, whether they are adding jobs, what they pay, and how North Dakota compares with the other states. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, refreshed each quarter.
North Dakota against the country · 2026 Q1
| North Dakota | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry cleaners and laundromats with employees | 13 | 14,031 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| Jobs | 134 | 85,488 |
| Jobs, year over year | n/a | -2.9% |
| Locations, year over year | n/a | -2.5% |
| Average weekly wage | $607 | $629 |
| Rank among states, density | 46 of 47 | |
| Rank among states, job growth | n/a |
What the numbers say
North Dakota has 13 dry cleaners and laundromats with payroll, employing 134 people. At 1.6 per 100,000 residents the market is thinner than the country as a whole, number 46 among the 47 states with published data. BLS withholds the year-over-year change for North Dakota, so the trend has to be read from the national line.
Average pay at dry cleaners and laundromats in North Dakota is $607 a week, 3% below the national figure of $629. Budget labor from this number, not from a national guide.
Over five years, from 2021 to 2024, the number of dry cleaners and laundromats in North Dakota moved -7.1%, from 14 to 13.
Dry cleaners and laundromats in North Dakota, annual average
- 202114
- 202213
- 202314
- 202413
Jobs at dry cleaners and laundromats in North Dakota
- 2021122
- 2022122
- 2023135
- 2024125
What counts as "dry cleaners and laundromats" here
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. The code is NAICS 812320. BLS counts establishments that report payroll, so a one-person business with no employees is not in these figures; in trades with many solo operators the true number of businesses is higher.
Before you open one in North Dakota
A statewide figure tells you which way the wind blows. It does not tell you whether the corner you are looking at has the households, the income and the gap in competition to support one more. A counts the dry cleaners and laundromats within reach of one address in North Dakota, reads the county trend from the same BLS table, and scores the plan. The saturation check does a city-level version for free.
Questions people ask
How many dry cleaners and laundromats are there in North Dakota?
BLS counted 13 dry cleaners and laundromats with employees in North Dakota in 2026 Q1, employing 134 people. Owner-only businesses with no payroll are not in that count. That is 1.6 per 100,000 residents, against 4.1 nationally.
Are dry cleaners and laundromats growing in North Dakota?
BLS suppresses the year-over-year change for dry cleaners and laundromats in North Dakota for confidentiality, so the trend cannot be read from the quarterly file.
Is North Dakota a crowded market for dry cleaners and laundromats?
North Dakota has 1.6 dry cleaners and laundromats per 100,000 residents, thinner than the country as a whole, ranking 46 of 47 states. Density is a statewide average; a Neur report counts the competitors around one address.
Dry cleaners and laundromats in every state
Densest first. The number is dry cleaners and laundromats per 100,000 residents in 2026 Q1.
Other business types in North Dakota
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private sector, NAICS 812320, 2026 Q1 (quarterly) and annual averages (five-year series); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year population estimates. This page is generated from those feeds and rewritten when a new quarter publishes. All 14 business types in North Dakota · Growth ranking for North Dakota · Dry cleaners and laundromats by state