Dry Cleaner Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a dry cleaner, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Dry Cleaner name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a dry cleaner is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a dry cleaner usually falls under NAICS 812320: Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated).
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) providing drycleaning services (except coin-operated); (2) providing laundering services (except linen and uniform supply or coin-operated); (3) providing drop-off and pick-up sites for laundries and/or drycleaners; and (4) providing specialty cleaning services for specific types of garments and other textile items (except carpets and upholstery), such as fur, leather, or suede garments; wedding gowns; hats; draperies; and pillows. These establishments may provide all, a combination of, or none of the cleaning services on the premises.
Businesses classified here include
- Agents, laundry and drycleaning
- Apparel pressing services
- Bobtailers, laundry and drycleaning
- Cleaners, drycleaning and laundry service (except coin-operated)
- Cleaning and dyeing plants (except rug cleaning plants)
- Collecting and distributing agents, laundry and drycleaning
- Curtain cleaning services
- Drapery cleaning services
- Drop-off and pick-up sites for laundries and drycleaners
- Drycleaner drop-off and pick-up sites
- Drycleaners (except coin-operated)
- Drycleaning plants (except rug cleaning plants)
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 812320), U.S. Census Bureau.
Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most drycleaning and laundry services (except coin-operated) locations
- California 2,076 locations
- New York 2,067 locations
- Texas 1,523 locations
- Florida 1,006 locations
- New Jersey 862 locations
- Georgia 692 locations
- Illinois 625 locations
- Pennsylvania 544 locations
- Virginia 530 locations
- Massachusetts 508 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.