Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Connecticut
Laundromats in the Putnam, CT area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in the Putnam, CT area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #23 of 150 scored small-town markets
#2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $94.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,388 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.8M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,096
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 laundromats in the Putnam area. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $2,388 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in the Putnam area spend about $94.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $11.8M per laundromat, 6% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Putnam area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 6,569 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $137K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Putnam area.
Population estimates show the Putnam area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, the Putnam area has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #23 of 150 scored small-town markets and #2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Putnam area 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.
| Measure | Putnam area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $11.8M | $11.5M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,569 | 9,192 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.6% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,388 | $2,564 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $90,589 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $293K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $137K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Putnam area, 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 Putnam area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,096+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 39,412
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 174
- Median household income
- $90,589
- Average household income
- $113,121
- Median home value
- $307,600
- Jobs located here
- 28,462
- Daytime population
- 79,653Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Connecticut for laundromats, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Putnam area marked.
Top small-town markets in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Torrington, CT | 89 | 8 | 1.7 | $14.9M | +2.2% | #2 of 150 |
| 2Putnam, CT | 73 | 8 | 2.0 | $11.8M | +3.0% | #23 of 150 |
Other business types in the Putnam area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry91
- Clothing and shoe stores95
- Laundromats73
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Putnam, CT area?
There are 8 laundromats on map listings in the Putnam area as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in the Putnam, CT area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $94.1M a year, or $2,388 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,412 households in the Putnam area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Putnam, CT area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Putnam area has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.8M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,569 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is the Putnam, CT area growing?
Population estimates put the Putnam area at 98,096 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,412 households. The median household income in the Putnam area is $90,589 a year, 12% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Putnam area scores 73 for laundromats (upper middle), #23 of 150 scored small-town markets.
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