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Size of the US Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) industry

NAICS 81232, Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated). Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$7.1 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
85,488
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
14,031
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
14,200
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 85,488 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 122,8692019-Q2: 123,6522019-Q3: 121,0742019-Q4: 119,9362020-Q1: 113,2752020-Q2: 86,6082020-Q3: 84,8732020-Q4: 83,9522021-Q1: 83,5662021-Q2: 87,7842021-Q3: 89,0312021-Q4: 90,9262022-Q1: 89,7062022-Q2: 92,2862022-Q3: 91,6392022-Q4: 91,5412023-Q1: 91,3932023-Q2: 92,9682023-Q3: 91,7172023-Q4: 91,7402024-Q1: 90,1332024-Q2: 91,1542024-Q3: 89,1682024-Q4: 88,5472025-Q1: 88,0682025-Q2: 89,4142025-Q3: 87,7702025-Q4: 87,0192026-Q1: 85,488NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q185,4882022
2025-Q487,0192022
2025-Q387,7702022
2025-Q289,4142022
2025-Q188,0682022
2024-Q488,5472022
2024-Q389,1682022
2024-Q291,1542022
2024-Q190,1332022
2023-Q491,7402022
2023-Q391,7172022
2023-Q292,9682022
2023-Q191,3932022
2022-Q491,5412022
2022-Q391,6392022
2022-Q292,2862022
2022-Q189,7062022
2021-Q490,9262017
2021-Q389,0312017
2021-Q287,7842017
2021-Q183,5662017
2020-Q483,9522017
2020-Q384,8732017
2020-Q286,6082017
2020-Q1113,2752017
2019-Q4119,9362017
2019-Q3121,0742017
2019-Q2123,6522017
2019-Q1122,8692017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 93,512 · 2023
2017: 131,5432018: 129,6992019: 124,5192020: 116,1652021: 84,6822022: 92,8402023: 93,512
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PeriodValue
202393,512
202292,840
202184,682
2020116,165
2019124,519
2018129,699
2017131,543

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 14,031 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 19,2372019-Q2: 19,0482019-Q3: 18,8642019-Q4: 18,7562020-Q1: 18,4122020-Q2: 17,9912020-Q3: 17,8072020-Q4: 17,7222021-Q1: 17,1152021-Q2: 16,9392021-Q3: 16,8202021-Q4: 16,7272022-Q1: 16,3862022-Q2: 16,2782022-Q3: 16,2012022-Q4: 16,0702023-Q1: 15,7252023-Q2: 15,5382023-Q3: 15,4282023-Q4: 15,2992024-Q1: 14,9532024-Q2: 14,9242024-Q3: 14,7872024-Q4: 14,6872025-Q1: 14,3902025-Q2: 14,3422025-Q3: 14,2822025-Q4: 14,2202026-Q1: 14,031NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q114,0312022
2025-Q414,2202022
2025-Q314,2822022
2025-Q214,3422022
2025-Q114,3902022
2024-Q414,6872022
2024-Q314,7872022
2024-Q214,9242022
2024-Q114,9532022
2023-Q415,2992022
2023-Q315,4282022
2023-Q215,5382022
2023-Q115,7252022
2022-Q416,0702022
2022-Q316,2012022
2022-Q216,2782022
2022-Q116,3862022
2021-Q416,7272017
2021-Q316,8202017
2021-Q216,9392017
2021-Q117,1152017
2020-Q417,7222017
2020-Q317,8072017
2020-Q217,9912017
2020-Q118,4122017
2019-Q418,7562017
2019-Q318,8642017
2019-Q219,0482017
2019-Q119,2372017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 15,801 · 2023
2017: 20,6432018: 20,1152019: 19,4382020: 18,2872021: 16,9062022: 16,3942023: 15,801
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PeriodValue
202315,801
202216,394
202116,906
202018,287
201919,438
201820,115
201720,643

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $699.2 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $697.4 million2019-Q2: $729.7 million2019-Q3: $723.0 million2019-Q4: $748.0 million2020-Q1: $676.4 million2020-Q2: $434.2 million2020-Q3: $477.9 million2020-Q4: $519.3 million2021-Q1: $459.2 million2021-Q2: $546.2 million2021-Q3: $592.7 million2021-Q4: $668.3 million2022-Q1: $579.1 million2022-Q2: $664.4 million2022-Q3: $698.5 million2022-Q4: $701.5 million2023-Q1: $669.4 million2023-Q2: $704.7 million2023-Q3: $709.5 million2023-Q4: $736.0 million2024-Q1: $695.2 million2024-Q2: $723.0 million2024-Q3: $720.0 million2024-Q4: $742.2 million2025-Q1: $697.7 million2025-Q2: $734.8 million2025-Q3: $737.7 million2025-Q4: $767.0 million2026-Q1: $699.2 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$699.2 million2022
2025-Q4$767.0 million2022
2025-Q3$737.7 million2022
2025-Q2$734.8 million2022
2025-Q1$697.7 million2022
2024-Q4$742.2 million2022
2024-Q3$720.0 million2022
2024-Q2$723.0 million2022
2024-Q1$695.2 million2022
2023-Q4$736.0 million2022
2023-Q3$709.5 million2022
2023-Q2$704.7 million2022
2023-Q1$669.4 million2022
2022-Q4$701.5 million2022
2022-Q3$698.5 million2022
2022-Q2$664.4 million2022
2022-Q1$579.1 million2022
2021-Q4$668.3 million2017
2021-Q3$592.7 million2017
2021-Q2$546.2 million2017
2021-Q1$459.2 million2017
2020-Q4$519.3 million2017
2020-Q3$477.9 million2017
2020-Q2$434.2 million2017
2020-Q1$676.4 million2017
2019-Q4$748.0 million2017
2019-Q3$723.0 million2017
2019-Q2$729.7 million2017
2019-Q1$697.4 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.7 billion · 2023
2017: $2.8 billion2018: $2.8 billion2019: $2.8 billion2020: $2.0 billion2021: $2.2 billion2022: $2.6 billion2023: $2.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.7 billion
2022$2.6 billion
2021$2.2 billion
2020$2.0 billion
2019$2.8 billion
2018$2.8 billion
2017$2.8 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages85,4882026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages14,0312026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$699.2 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns93,51220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns15,80120232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census93,45420222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census16,32520222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census14,20020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$7.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
812320Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)$7.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census85,4882026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.