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Laundromats in New Castle County, DE
How New Castle County, DE compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #183 of 785 scored counties
#2 of 3 scored counties in Delaware
- Listings
- 33
- 6 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $473.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,113 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.4M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 588,026
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in New Castle County comes to about $473.6M a year: $2,113 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $14.4M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 33 laundromats on map listings in New Castle County as of September 2026. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations, 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in New Castle County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 17,244 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $425K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in New Castle County.
Population estimates put the population change in New Castle County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, New Castle County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #183 of 785 scored counties and #2 of 3 scored counties in Delaware. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How New Castle County compares
The same measures for Delaware 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 | New Castle County | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $14.4M | $14.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,244 | 17,480 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.5% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +6.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,113 | $2,027 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $91,166 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 336 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $425K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in New Castle County, 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 New Castle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 588,026+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 224,173
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 426 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,356
- Median household income
- $91,166+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,517
- Median home value
- $352,200
- Jobs located here
- 298,174
- Daytime population
- 607,117Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Delaware market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Delaware for laundromats, numbered among those based in Delaware, with New Castle County marked.
Top counties in Delaware
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, DE | 81 | 11 | 1.0 | $19.1M | +16.1% | #59 of 785 |
| 2New Castle County, DE | 68 | 33 | 1.5 | $14.4M | +3.0% | #183 of 785 |
| 3Kent County, DE | 60 | 11 | 1.5 | $11.9M | +6.8% | #267 of 785 |
Other business types in New Castle County
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 laundry50
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats68
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in New Castle County, DE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 laundromats in New Castle County. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in New Castle County, DE spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $473.6M a year, or $2,113 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $14.4M 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 224,173 households in New Castle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Castle County, DE compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
New Castle County has 1.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $14.4M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, New Castle County would have about 38, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,244 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is New Castle County, DE growing?
Population estimates put New Castle County at 588,026 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,173 households. Median household income in New Castle County is $91,166, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, before inflation.
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. New Castle County scores 68 for laundromats (upper middle), #183 of 785 scored counties.
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