Drycleaning & laundry in North Carolina 463 establishments · 2,704 employees · 2024
Firms (NC)
463
Employment
2,704
Avg Annual Pay
$27,947
State Rank
#9 of 52
How North Carolina compares to national
Metric
North Carolina
National
North Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
463
14,922
3.1% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$27,947
$31,979
-$4,032 (-12.6%)
Location quotient
1.00
1.00
matches the national rate
Avg firm size (employees)
5.8
6.0
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Year-over-year firm growth
-6.8%
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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 1.00 means drycleaning & laundry are at roughly the national rate in North Carolina's business mix.
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