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Laundromats in Connecticut

Markets across Connecticut ranked by the Groundwork market score for laundromats, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
320
58 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
156
−0.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.7B
On clothing, shoes and related services
Listings per 10k households
2.2
38% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$11.5M
8% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#35 of 51
Market score 41 · Lower middle

A site report maps the laundromats on map listings around any address in Connecticut 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 320 laundromats in Connecticut. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in Connecticut spend about $3.7B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,564 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That works out to $11.5M per laundromat, 8% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 156 businesses with payroll in Connecticut classed as coin-operated laundries, down 0.6% from 2019. That is one for every 9,192 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 3.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $9.6M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Connecticut.

Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #35 for laundromats, with a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area scores highest (62). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Torrington area scores highest (89).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, 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 Connecticut, ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT62751.6$15.7M+3.0%#110 of 364
2Waterbury-Shelton, CT52372.1$11.6M+3.2%#171 of 364
3Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT48852.4$12M+3.7%#190 of 364
4New Haven, CT33713.1$8M+2.5%#283 of 364
5Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT32363.1$7.6M+2.0%#295 of 364

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Torrington, CT8981.7$14.9M+2.2%#2 of 150
2Putnam, CT7382.0$11.8M+3.0%#23 of 150

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT71101.4$19.6M+2.3%#143 of 785
2Capitol Planning Region, CT65651.7$15.1M+3.1%#207 of 785
3Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT6481.7$14.9M+2.2%#219 of 785
4Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT62482.0$14.8M+3.5%#243 of 785
5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT61372.1$11.6M+3.2%#257 of 785
6Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT5082.0$11.8M+3.0%#383 of 785
7Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT42373.1$8.3M+4.1%#491 of 785
8South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT41713.1$8M+2.5%#501 of 785
9Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT39363.1$7.6M+2.0%#524 of 785

Questions

How many laundromats are in Connecticut?

Connecticut has 320 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 58 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 156 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 0.6% from 2019.

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

About $3.7B a year, or $2,564 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 320 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.5M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.

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

Connecticut has 2.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.5M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Connecticut would have about 294, against 320 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,192 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.

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

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Torrington area scores highest, at 89 (high). Among 9 scored counties in Connecticut, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores highest, at 71 (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. Connecticut scores 41 for laundromats (lower middle), #35 of the 50 states and DC.

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