Market rankings · Clothing and laundry
Top markets for laundromats
Every U.S. metro area, small-town market and county, ranked by the Groundwork market score for laundromats. The score weighs household spending per laundromat, households per business, population growth and spending power.
- Listings in the U.S.
- 21,229
- 4,051 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 10,890
- +3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $265.5B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- Spending per listing: $12.5M
A site report maps the laundromats on map listings around the address by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 21,229 laundromats on map listings in the U.S. as of September 2026. Of those, 4,051 are chain locations, or 19%. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.
Households in the U.S. spend about $265.5B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,055 per household. Spread across 21,229 laundromats, that is $12.5M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
In 2023, official counts showed 10,890 businesses with payroll in the U.S. classed as coin-operated laundries, up 3.0% from 2019. They employ 41,351 people, with $1.1B in annual payroll.
The Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest market score for laundromats among 364 scored metro areas, at 92. In the 10 highest-scoring metro areas, the median spending per laundromat is 91% above the U.S. figure, and the median rate of listings per household is 44% below the U.S. rate.
Top markets
These tables (CSV)Ranked by the Groundwork market score, which weighs household spending per competitor, households per business with payroll, population growth and spending power against every other market of the same kind. How the score works.
Top metro areas of 1 million people or more
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 86 | 130 | 0.8 | $27.8M | +3.3% |
| 5Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 86 | 89 | 0.9 | $25M | +14.0% |
| 12Raleigh-Cary, NC | 82 | 47 | 0.8 | $27.3M | +12.6% |
| 13Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 82 | 162 | 1.1 | $21.2M | +2.6% |
| 15Columbus, OH | 81 | 78 | 0.9 | $23.4M | +4.7% |
| 17Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 81 | 179 | 0.9 | $20.2M | +7.3% |
| 24Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 78 | 100 | 1.2 | $16.9M | +8.7% |
| 26Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 77 | 87 | 0.9 | $23.4M | +1.0% |
| 27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 77 | 84 | 1.0 | $20.9M | +5.4% |
| 36Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 76 | 52 | 1.2 | $17.3M | +3.8% |
| 42Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 74 | 108 | 1.0 | $20.4M | +10.1% |
| 45Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 73 | 120 | 1.0 | $21.6M | +4.1% |
| 52Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 72 | 101 | 1.1 | $18.6M | +2.7% |
| 54Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 71 | 258 | 1.1 | $23.4M | +3.3% |
| 56Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 71 | 80 | 0.9 | $19.2M | +5.8% |
Top 50 metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntsville, AL | 92 | 17 | 0.8 | $24.8M | +12.5% |
| 2Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 90 | 20 | 1.0 | $20.8M | +14.5% |
| 3Fargo, ND-MN | 87 | 10 | 0.9 | $22.2M | +7.7% |
| 4Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 86 | 130 | 0.8 | $27.8M | +3.3% |
| 5Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 86 | 89 | 0.9 | $25M | +14.0% |
| 6Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 86 | 26 | 0.8 | $24.2M | +14.4% |
| 7Bismarck, ND | 85 | 5 | 0.9 | $23.5M | +4.5% |
| 8Ogden, UT | 84 | 19 | 0.9 | $22.5M | +5.3% |
| 9Charlottesville, VA | 83 | 5 | 0.6 | $39.2M | +3.1% |
| 10Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 83 | 12 | 1.3 | $16.3M | +12.0% |
| 11Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 83 | 16 | 1.3 | $15.7M | +9.5% |
| 12Raleigh-Cary, NC | 82 | 47 | 0.8 | $27.3M | +12.6% |
| 13Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 82 | 162 | 1.1 | $21.2M | +2.6% |
| 14Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 82 | 10 | 1.0 | $21M | +5.3% |
| 15Columbus, OH | 81 | 78 | 0.9 | $23.4M | +4.7% |
| 16Greeley, CO | 81 | 11 | 0.9 | $22M | +14.2% |
| 17Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 81 | 179 | 0.9 | $20.2M | +7.3% |
| 18Rochester, MN | 80 | 8 | 0.9 | $25.8M | +2.0% |
| 19Lexington Park, MD | 80 | 9 | 1.2 | $21M | +2.1% |
| 20Appleton, WI | 80 | 11 | 1.1 | $18.9M | +2.7% |
| 21Columbia, MO | 79 | 6 | 0.7 | $28.2M | +3.9% |
| 22Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 79 | 22 | 0.9 | $23.6M | +7.5% |
| 23Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 78 | 40 | 1.2 | $17.1M | +10.7% |
| 24Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 78 | 100 | 1.2 | $16.9M | +8.7% |
| 25Boulder, CO | 77 | 10 | 0.7 | $29.7M | −0.7% |
| 26Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 77 | 87 | 0.9 | $23.4M | +1.0% |
| 27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 77 | 84 | 1.0 | $20.9M | +5.4% |
| 28Punta Gorda, FL | 77 | 8 | 0.9 | $20.4M | +15.5% |
| 29Omaha, NE-IA | 77 | 42 | 1.1 | $19.7M | +4.2% |
| 30Madison, WI | 77 | 46 | 1.5 | $14.3M | +4.1% |
| 31Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 76 | 5 | 0.5 | $44.6M | +2.7% |
| 32Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 76 | 11 | 0.7 | $27.6M | +4.8% |
| 33Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 76 | 8 | 0.7 | $26.5M | +0.8% |
| 34Naples-Marco Island, FL | 76 | 14 | 0.8 | $25.6M | +10.6% |
| 35Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 76 | 24 | 1.1 | $17.9M | +13.1% |
| 36Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 76 | 52 | 1.2 | $17.3M | +3.8% |
| 37Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 75 | 5 | 0.4 | $45.6M | +2.8% |
| 38Ann Arbor, MI | 75 | 12 | 0.8 | $28.2M | −0.4% |
| 39Tallahassee, FL | 75 | 12 | 0.8 | $23.7M | +3.1% |
| 40Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 75 | 41 | 1.1 | $17.3M | +9.0% |
| 41York-Hanover, PA | 75 | 31 | 1.7 | $13.3M | +3.6% |
| 42Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 74 | 108 | 1.0 | $20.4M | +10.1% |
| 43Bend, OR | 74 | 13 | 1.2 | $15.5M | +7.0% |
| 44Evansville, IN | 73 | 10 | 0.9 | $21.6M | +1.6% |
| 45Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 73 | 120 | 1.0 | $21.6M | +4.1% |
| 46Auburn-Opelika, AL | 73 | 7 | 0.9 | $19.4M | +7.1% |
| 47Coeur d’Alene, ID | 72 | 5 | 0.7 | $25.2M | +11.0% |
| 48Bloomington, IL | 72 | 6 | 0.9 | $24.1M | +0.1% |
| 49Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 72 | 18 | 0.8 | $23.4M | +3.5% |
| 50Port St. Lucie, FL | 72 | 20 | 1.0 | $19.4M | +16.0% |
Top 25 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seaford, DE | 96 | 11 | 1.0 | $19.1M | +16.1% |
| 2Torrington, CT | 89 | 8 | 1.7 | $14.9M | +2.2% |
| 3Augusta-Waterville, ME | 89 | 9 | 1.7 | $12.5M | +3.5% |
| 4Holland, MI | 86 | 7 | 1.5 | $13.2M | +2.1% |
| 5Richmond-Berea, KY | 81 | 6 | 1.2 | $14M | +7.0% |
| 6Cookeville, TN | 81 | 7 | 1.2 | $13.8M | +7.6% |
| 7Anderson Creek, NC | 81 | 7 | 1.4 | $12.8M | +12.3% |
| 8Athens, TX | 81 | 5 | 1.5 | $11.8M | +7.5% |
| 9East Stroudsburg, PA | 80 | 12 | 2.0 | $11.5M | −0.7% |
| 10New Bern, NC | 79 | 5 | 1.0 | $18M | +3.6% |
| 11Pottsville, PA | 79 | 10 | 1.7 | $11.7M | +1.5% |
| 12Hilo-Kailua, HI | 77 | 11 | 1.5 | $12.3M | +4.6% |
| 13Albertville, AL | 77 | 6 | 1.6 | $10.6M | +6.0% |
| 14Statesboro, GA | 76 | 5 | 1.4 | $11.7M | +8.0% |
| 15Brainerd, MN | 76 | 10 | 2.4 | $8.1M | +4.3% |
| 16Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 75 | 5 | 1.3 | $12.9M | +3.4% |
| 17Kalispell, MT | 75 | 8 | 1.8 | $9.6M | +10.1% |
| 18Indiana, PA | 74 | 5 | 1.5 | $12.5M | −0.3% |
| 19Concord, NH | 74 | 12 | 2.0 | $12.5M | +2.6% |
| 20Murrells Inlet, SC | 74 | 5 | 1.8 | $10.1M | +3.8% |
| 21Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 74 | 6 | 2.0 | $9.6M | +2.2% |
| 22Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 73 | 7 | 1.6 | $12.1M | −0.4% |
| 23Putnam, CT | 73 | 8 | 2.0 | $11.8M | +3.0% |
| 24Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 72 | 7 | 2.0 | $9.9M | +0.3% |
| 25Fergus Falls, MN | 72 | 5 | 2.0 | $9.7M | +1.6% |
Top 25 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudoun County, VA | 95 | 11 | 0.8 | $39.6M | +6.4% |
| 2Williamson County, TN | 95 | 7 | 0.8 | $34.7M | +9.0% |
| 3Collin County, TX | 94 | 21 | 0.5 | $49.2M | +20.6% |
| 4Williamson County, TX | 94 | 15 | 0.6 | $39.4M | +22.3% |
| 5Denton County, TX | 94 | 30 | 0.8 | $28.5M | +16.9% |
| 6Hays County, TX | 93 | 7 | 0.7 | $29.9M | +24.8% |
| 7Placer County, CA | 93 | 13 | 0.8 | $27.2M | +8.9% |
| 8Comal County, TX | 93 | 6 | 0.8 | $26.7M | +27.9% |
| 9Chesterfield County, VA | 92 | 8 | 0.6 | $38.8M | +8.7% |
| 10Benton County, AR | 92 | 9 | 0.8 | $26.5M | +16.0% |
| 11Warren County, OH | 91 | 7 | 0.8 | $32.2M | +5.7% |
| 12Madison County, AL | 91 | 12 | 0.7 | $28.3M | +11.0% |
| 13Sarpy County, NE | 90 | 7 | 0.9 | $24.4M | +9.0% |
| 14Spotsylvania County, VA | 90 | 5 | 1.0 | $24.2M | +10.5% |
| 15Carver County, MN | 90 | 5 | 1.2 | $21.8M | +6.6% |
| 16Santa Rosa County, FL | 88 | 5 | 0.7 | $29.7M | +11.7% |
| 17Johnson County, IN | 88 | 5 | 0.8 | $26.9M | +7.4% |
| 18St. Charles County, MO | 88 | 15 | 0.9 | $25.1M | +4.9% |
| 19Scott County, MN | 88 | 6 | 1.1 | $23.7M | +5.1% |
| 20Ottawa County, MI | 87 | 6 | 0.5 | $39.9M | +3.9% |
| 21Johnson County, KS | 87 | 17 | 0.7 | $36M | +4.2% |
| 22King County, WA | 87 | 68 | 0.7 | $32.6M | +3.1% |
| 23Chester County, PA | 87 | 21 | 1.0 | $28.7M | +4.2% |
| 24Utah County, UT | 87 | 20 | 1.0 | $20.5M | +14.5% |
| 25Howard County, MD | 86 | 8 | 0.7 | $41.8M | +1.9% |
Scored: 364 metro areas, 150 small-town markets and 785 counties, each with at least 5 laundromats on map listings (counties: 10,000 people or more). Spending per listing is all household spending on clothing, shoes and related services over the listings: demand for each competitor, not revenue. Each market has its own page, reached from its state below.
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Laundromats by state
Every market in each state ranked, with the state’s highest-scoring metro area.
- AlabamaTop metro area: Huntsville metro area · 92
- AlaskaTop metro area: Anchorage metro area · 47
- ArizonaTop metro area: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area · 81
- ArkansasTop metro area: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area · 76
- CaliforniaTop metro area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area · 63
- ColoradoTop metro area: Greeley metro area · 81
- ConnecticutTop metro area: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area · 62
- DelawareTop metro area: Dover metro area · 53
- District of ColumbiaTop metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area · 71
- FloridaTop metro area: Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area · 86
- GeorgiaTop metro area: Athens-Clarke County metro area · 70
- HawaiiTop metro area: Urban Honolulu metro area · 68
- IdahoTop metro area: Coeur d’Alene metro area · 72
- IllinoisTop metro area: Bloomington metro area · 72
- IndianaTop metro area: Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area · 77
- IowaTop metro area: Iowa City metro area · 72
- KansasTop metro area: Topeka metro area · 65
- KentuckyTop metro area: Bowling Green metro area · 58
- LouisianaTop metro area: Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area · 82
- MaineTop metro area: Portland-South Portland metro area · 55
- MarylandTop metro area: Lexington Park metro area · 80
- MassachusettsTop metro area: Barnstable Town metro area · 69
- MichiganTop metro area: Kalamazoo-Portage metro area · 76
- MinnesotaTop metro area: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area · 82
- MississippiTop metro area: Hattiesburg metro area · 42
- MissouriTop metro area: Columbia metro area · 79
- MontanaTop metro area: Bozeman metro area · 67
- NebraskaTop metro area: Omaha metro area · 77
- NevadaTop metro area: Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area · 71
- New HampshireTop metro area: Manchester-Nashua metro area · 69
- New JerseyTop metro area: Trenton-Princeton metro area · 47
- New MexicoTop metro area: Santa Fe metro area · 53
- New YorkTop metro area: Rochester metro area · 65
- North CarolinaTop metro area: Raleigh-Cary metro area · 82
- North DakotaTop metro area: Fargo metro area · 87
- OhioTop metro area: Columbus metro area · 81
- OklahomaTop metro area: Oklahoma City metro area · 50
- OregonTop metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area · 77
- PennsylvaniaTop metro area: York-Hanover metro area · 75
- Rhode IslandTop metro area: Providence-Warwick metro area · 32
- South CarolinaTop metro area: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area · 83
- South DakotaTop metro area: Sioux Falls metro area · 83
- TennesseeTop metro area: Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area · 78
- TexasTop metro area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area · 86
- UtahTop metro area: Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area · 90
- VermontTop metro area: Burlington-South Burlington metro area · 42
- VirginiaTop metro area: Charlottesville metro area · 83
- WashingtonTop metro area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area · 86
- West VirginiaTop metro area: Huntington-Ashland metro area · 62
- WisconsinTop metro area: Appleton metro area · 80
- WyomingTop metro area: Casper metro area · 21
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- Clothing, shoes and laundry301,650 listings
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Questions
Which metro areas have the highest market score for laundromats?
The top 5 are Huntsville, AL (92); Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (90); Fargo, ND-MN (87); Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (86); and Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (86). The score compares each of 364 scored metro areas with the others for laundromats.
How many laundromats are in the U.S.?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21,229 laundromats in the U.S. 4,051 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 10,890 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019.
How much do U.S. households spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $265.5B a year, or $2,055 per household. Spread across the 21,229 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12.5M per laundromat. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,209,336 households in the U.S. and national spending patterns by income.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Markets with fewer than 5 map listings of the type, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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