Drycleaning & laundry in New York 1,725 establishments · 7,078 employees · 2024
Firms (NY)
1,725
Employment
7,078
Avg Annual Pay
$32,375
State Rank
#2 of 52
How New York compares to national
Metric
New York
National
New York vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,725
14,922
11.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$32,375
$31,979
+$396 (+1.2%)
Location quotient
1.98
1.00
98% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
4.1
6.0
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Year-over-year firm growth
-3.3%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.98 means drycleaning & laundry are 98% over-represented in New York's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 812320. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json