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Laundromats in Alaska

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for laundromats, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
40
4 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$529.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services
Listings per 10k households
1.5
6% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$13.2M
6% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#38 of 51
Market score 37 · Lower middle

A site report maps the laundromats on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Alaska has 40 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 10%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

At $1,958 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Alaska spend about $529.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 40 laundromats, that is $13.2M per laundromat, 6% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Alaska classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 12,883 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.5M has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Alaska.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #38 for laundromats, with a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (47). Among 4 scored counties, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest (62).

Every market in Alaska for laundromats

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alaska, ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anchorage, AK47251.7$12.1M+1.9%#198 of 364
2Fairbanks-College, AK3551.4$13.9M−1.4%#270 of 364

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alaska, ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Juneau, AKNot scored32.3$8.9M−1.8%
Ketchikan, AKNot scored11.7$10.9M−2.6%

Counties

Counties in Alaska, ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK6251.3$15.4M+10.4%#240 of 785
2Anchorage Municipality, AK49201.8$11.3M−1.3%#392 of 785
3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK4051.4$13.9M−1.4%#505 of 785
4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK3652.1$8.9M+5.1%#547 of 785
Juneau City and Borough, AKNot scored32.3$8.9M−1.8%
Bethel Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AKNot scored11.7$10.9M−2.6%
Kodiak Island Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.0%
North Slope Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Nome Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored12.9$6.6M−1.3%
Kusilvak Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.2%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−9.0%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+6.5%
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.5%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.6%
Aleutians West Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Dillingham Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.4%
Aleutians East Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Petersburg Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Copper River Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.9%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Wrangell City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.6%
Haines Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Denali Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.3%
Skagway Municipality, AKNot scored00.0n/a−10.7%
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−6.2%
Bristol Bay Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Yakutat City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 laundromats on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many laundromats are in Alaska?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 laundromats in Alaska. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Alaska spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $529.7M a year, or $1,958 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13.2M 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 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Alaska has 1.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13.2M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Alaska would have about 42, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,883 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for laundromats?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 47 (lower middle). Among 4 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Alaska scores 37 for laundromats (lower middle), #38 of the 50 states and DC.

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