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Laundromats in Palm Beach County, FL

The laundromats in Palm Beach County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #238 of 785 scored counties
#22 of 36 scored counties in Florida

Listings
78
14 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
66
+26.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,077 a household
Spending per listing
$16.1M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,575,726
+5.5% 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 78 laundromats in Palm Beach County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in Palm Beach County spend about $1.3B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,077 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $16.1M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 29% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Palm Beach County was 66 in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 9,173 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Palm Beach County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Palm Beach County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Palm Beach County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #238 of 785 scored counties and #22 of 36 scored counties in Florida.

How Palm Beach County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Palm Beach County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasurePalm Beach CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.41.6
Spending per listing$16.1M$13.4M$12.5M
Households per official establishment9,17312,41511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+26.9%+11.9%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,077$1,922$2,055
Median household income$83,581$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6250

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
52 → 66+26.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
215
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7814 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
101The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$3.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,575,726+5.5% since 2020
Households
605,430
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,964 sq. mi.
People per square mile
781
Median household income
$83,581+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,577
Median home value
$447,300
Jobs located here
678,049
Daytime population
1,576,309Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for laundromats, numbered among those based in Florida, with Palm Beach County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Santa Rosa County, FL8850.7$29.7M+11.7%#16 of 785
2Pasco County, FL85180.8$24.6M+19.1%#31 of 785
3Lee County, FL85260.8$24.2M+14.4%#32 of 785
4Flagler County, FL8151.0$20.3M+21.0%#58 of 785
5Collier County, FL78140.8$25.6M+10.6%#80 of 785
6Charlotte County, FL7780.9$20.4M+15.5%#87 of 785
7St. Lucie County, FL75130.9$19.2M+21.4%#103 of 785
8Lake County, FL74181.1$16.9M+18.1%#114 of 785
9Sarasota County, FL73180.8$23.9M+10.0%#118 of 785
10Orange County, FL73591.1$17.7M+6.7%#129 of 785
22Palm Beach County, FL62781.3$16.1M+5.5%#238 of 785

Other business types in Palm Beach County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Palm Beach County, FL?

There are 78 laundromats on map listings in Palm Beach County as of September 2026. 14 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Palm Beach County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1.3B a year, or $2,077 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $16.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 605,430 households in Palm Beach County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Palm Beach County, FL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Palm Beach County has 1.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $16.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Palm Beach County would have about 101, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,173 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Palm Beach County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Palm Beach County at 1,575,726 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 605,430 households. The median household income in Palm Beach County is $83,581 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Palm Beach County scores 62 for laundromats (upper middle), #238 of 785 scored counties.

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