Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) providing drycleaning services (except coin- or card-operated); (2) providing laundering services (except linen and uniform supply or coin- or card-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.
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Other Services (except Public Administration) sector comprises establishments engaged in providing services not specifically provided for elsewhere in the classification system. Establishments in this sector are primarily engaged in activities such as equipment and machinery repairing, promoting or administering religious activities, grantmaking, advocacy, and providing drycleaning and laundry services, personal care services, death care services, pet care (except veterinary) services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services. Private households that engage in employing workers on or about the premises in activities primarily concerned with the operation of the household are included in this sector. Excluded from this sector are establishments primarily engaged in retailing new equipment and also performing repairs and general maintenance on equipment. These establishments are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade. |
| 812 | Personal and Laundry Services 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Personal and Laundry Services subsector group establishments that provide personal and laundry services to individuals, households, and businesses. Services performed include: personal care services; death care services; laundry and drycleaning services; and a wide range of other personal services, such as pet care (except veterinary) services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services. The Personal and Laundry Services subsector is by no means all-inclusive of the services that could be termed personal services (i.e., those provided to individuals rather than businesses). There are many other subsectors, as well as sectors, that provide services to persons. Establishments providing legal, accounting, tax preparation, architectural, portrait photography, and similar professional services are classified in Sector 54, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; those providing job placement, travel arrangement, home security, interior and exterior house cleaning, exterminating, lawn and garden care, and similar support services are classified in Sector 56, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services; those providing health and social services are classified in Sector 62, Health Care and Social Assistance; those providing amusement and recreation services are classified in Sector 71, Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; those providing educational instruction are classified in Sector 61, Educational Services; those providing repair services are classified in Subsector 811, Repair and Maintenance; and those providing spiritual, civic, and advocacy services are classified in Subsector 813, Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations. |
| 8123 | Drycleaning and Laundry Services 4-digit industry group | This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating coin- or card-operated or similar self-service laundries and drycleaners; providing drycleaning and laundry services (except coin- or card-operated); and supplying, on a rental or contract basis, laundered items (e.g., uniforms, gowns, shop towels, etc.). Included in this industry group are establishments primarily engaged in supplying and servicing coin- or card-operated laundry and drycleaning equipment in places of business operated by others, such as apartments and dormitories. |
| 81232 | Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 812320. |
| 812320 | Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) 6-digit U.S. detail | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) providing drycleaning services (except coin- or card-operated); (2) providing laundering services (except linen and uniform supply or coin- or card-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. |
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Classification References
- 01Supplying laundered linens and uniforms on a rental or contract basis--are classified in Industry 81233, Linen and Uniform Supply;
- 02Operating coin- or card-operated or similar self-service laundry or drycleaning facilities--are classified in Industry 812310, Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners; and
- 03Cleaning used carpets and upholstery--are classified in Industry 561740, Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services.
Index Items
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)
Drycleaning services (except coin-operated)
Fur garment cleaning services
Garment cleaning (e.g., fur, leather, suede) services
Hand laundries
Hat cleaning services
Laundries (except coin-operated, linen supply, uniform supply)
Laundry and drycleaning agents
Laundry drop-off and pick-up sites
Laundry services (except coin-operated, linen supply, uniform supply)
Leather garment cleaning services
Pick-up and drop-off sites for drycleaners and laundries
Pillow cleaning services
Power laundries, family
Suede garment cleaning services
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 812320.
National Dry cleaners Association
Leading trade association representing independent dry cleaners and laundromats with advocacy and industry data.
Small Business Administration
Official US government resource providing economic data and definitions for the Drycleaning and Laundry Services industry.
Industry Guide to Laundry & Drycleaning
Directory offering profiles and contact information for independent drycleaning businesses and suppliers.
