Dry cleaners and laundromats in Wisconsin: 106 locations, -12.8% jobs
Official counts for dry cleaners and laundromats in Wisconsin, 2026 Q1: how many there are, whether they are adding jobs, what they pay, and how Wisconsin compares with the other states. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, refreshed each quarter.
Wisconsin against the country · 2026 Q1
| Wisconsin | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry cleaners and laundromats with employees | 106 | 14,031 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 1.8 | 4.1 |
| Jobs | 680 | 85,488 |
| Jobs, year over year | -12.8% | -2.9% |
| Locations, year over year | -0.9% | -2.5% |
| Average weekly wage | $594 | $629 |
| Rank among states, density | 43 of 47 | |
| Rank among states, job growth | 44 of 47 |
What the numbers say
Wisconsin has 106 dry cleaners and laundromats with payroll, employing 680 people. At 1.8 per 100,000 residents the market is thinner than the country as a whole, number 43 among the 47 states with published data. Jobs fell 12.8% over the year, against -2.9% nationally. Locations grew faster than jobs, which usually means more and smaller operators entering: the kind of market where the cheapest service gets crowded first.
Average pay at dry cleaners and laundromats in Wisconsin is $594 a week, 6% below the national figure of $629. Budget labor from this number, not from a national guide.
Over five years, from 2021 to 2025, the number of dry cleaners and laundromats in Wisconsin moved -29.0%, from 155 to 110.
Dry cleaners and laundromats in Wisconsin, annual average
- 2021155
- 2022139
- 2023125
- 2024116
- 2025110
Jobs at dry cleaners and laundromats in Wisconsin
- 2021855
- 2022839
- 2023809
- 2024812
- 2025754
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 Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin?
BLS counted 106 dry cleaners and laundromats with employees in Wisconsin in 2026 Q1, employing 680 people. Owner-only businesses with no payroll are not in that count. That is 1.8 per 100,000 residents, against 4.1 nationally.
Are dry cleaners and laundromats growing in Wisconsin?
Not at the moment. Jobs at dry cleaners and laundromats in Wisconsin changed -12.8% over the year to 2026 Q1, and the number of locations changed -0.9%. That ranks Wisconsin 44 of 47 states for job growth in this business type. Over five years the location count moved -29.0%.
Is Wisconsin a crowded market for dry cleaners and laundromats?
Wisconsin has 1.8 dry cleaners and laundromats per 100,000 residents, thinner than the country as a whole, ranking 43 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 Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin · Growth ranking for Wisconsin · Dry cleaners and laundromats by state