Dry cleaners and laundromats in Rhode Island: 52 locations, -4.5% jobs
Official counts for dry cleaners and laundromats in Rhode Island, 2026 Q1: how many there are, whether they are adding jobs, what they pay, and how Rhode Island compares with the other states. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, refreshed each quarter.
Rhode Island against the country · 2026 Q1
| Rhode Island | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry cleaners and laundromats with employees | 52 | 14,031 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| Jobs | 317 | 85,488 |
| Jobs, year over year | -4.5% | -2.9% |
| Locations, year over year | -10.3% | -2.5% |
| Average weekly wage | $575 | $629 |
| Rank among states, density | 10 of 47 | |
| Rank among states, job growth | 26 of 47 |
What the numbers say
Rhode Island has 52 dry cleaners and laundromats with payroll, employing 317 people. At 4.7 per 100,000 residents the market is close to the national average, number 10 among the 47 states with published data. Jobs fell 4.5% over the year, against -2.9% nationally. Jobs grew faster than locations, which means existing operators are hiring: demand is being absorbed by the businesses already open.
Average pay at dry cleaners and laundromats in Rhode Island is $575 a week, 9% below the national figure of $629. Budget labor from this number, not from a national guide.
Over five years, from 2022 to 2025, the number of dry cleaners and laundromats in Rhode Island moved -16.4%, from 67 to 56.
Dry cleaners and laundromats in Rhode Island, annual average
- 202267
- 202362
- 202556
Jobs at dry cleaners and laundromats in Rhode Island
- 2022337
- 2023348
- 2025327
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 Rhode Island
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 Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island?
BLS counted 52 dry cleaners and laundromats with employees in Rhode Island in 2026 Q1, employing 317 people. Owner-only businesses with no payroll are not in that count. That is 4.7 per 100,000 residents, against 4.1 nationally.
Are dry cleaners and laundromats growing in Rhode Island?
Not at the moment. Jobs at dry cleaners and laundromats in Rhode Island changed -4.5% over the year to 2026 Q1, and the number of locations changed -10.3%. That ranks Rhode Island 26 of 47 states for job growth in this business type. Over five years the location count moved -16.4%.
Is Rhode Island a crowded market for dry cleaners and laundromats?
Rhode Island has 4.7 dry cleaners and laundromats per 100,000 residents, close to the national average, ranking 10 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 Rhode Island
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 Rhode Island · Growth ranking for Rhode Island · Dry cleaners and laundromats by state