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Laundromats in the Capitol Planning Region, CT

How the Capitol Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #207 of 785 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
65
13 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
35
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$981.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,510 a household
Spending per listing
$15.1M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
994,115
+3.1% since 2020

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 laundromats in the Capitol Planning Region. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in the Capitol Planning Region spend about $981.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,510 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 65 laundromats, that is $15.1M per laundromat, 21% above 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.

Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Capitol Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 11,175 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $523K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Capitol Planning Region.

Population estimates show the Capitol Planning Region grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, the Capitol Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #207 of 785 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.

How the Capitol Planning Region compares

The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the laundromats counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Laundromats in Capitol Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureCapitol Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.72.21.6
Spending per listing$15.1M$11.5M$12.5M
Households per official establishment11,1759,19211,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.6%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,510$2,564$2,055
Median household income$93,394$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score6541

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35
Employees, 2023
194
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6513 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$523K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Capitol Planning Region, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Capitol Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
994,115+3.1% since 2020
Households
391,113
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,027 sq. mi.
People per square mile
951
Median household income
$93,394
Average household income
$125,849
Median home value
$323,700
Jobs located here
527,329
Daytime population
1,033,267Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for laundromats, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Capitol Planning Region marked.

Top counties in Connecticut

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

Other business types in the Capitol Planning Region

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Capitol Planning Region, CT?

There are 65 laundromats on map listings in the Capitol Planning Region as of September 2026. 13 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in the Capitol Planning Region, CT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $981.8M a year, or $2,510 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $15.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 391,113 households in the Capitol Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Capitol Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Capitol Planning Region has 1.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $15.1M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Capitol Planning Region would have about 79, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,175 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is the Capitol Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Capitol Planning Region at 994,115 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 391,113 households. The median household income in the Capitol Planning Region is $93,394 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Capitol Planning Region scores 65 for laundromats (upper middle), #207 of 785 scored counties.

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