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Laundromats in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #251 of 364 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $113.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.6M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,674
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 laundromats in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area spend about $113.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,035 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 9 laundromats, that is $12.6M per laundromat, in line with 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 Kahului-Wailuku metro area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 11,176 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kahului-Wailuku metro area declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area is 38 (lower middle), #251 of 364 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii.
How the Kahului-Wailuku metro area compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Kahului-Wailuku metro area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $12.6M | $16.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,176 | 16,415 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,035 | $2,058 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,109 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $726K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Kahului-Wailuku metro 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 Kahului-Wailuku metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,674−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,881
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $97,109+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,604
- Median home value
- $904,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,580
- Daytime population
- 133,418Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Urban Honolulu, HI | 68 | 34 | 1.0 | $21.1M | −2.3% | #74 of 364 |
| 2Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 38 | 9 | 1.6 | $12.6M | −2.5% | #251 of 364 |
Other business types in the Kahului-Wailuku metro 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 laundry16
- Clothing and shoe stores16
- Laundromats38
- Dry cleaners54
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area?
The Kahului-Wailuku metro area has 9 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $113.7M a year, or $2,035 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12.6M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,881 households in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Kahului-Wailuku metro area has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12.6M, in line with 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 11,176 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kahului-Wailuku metro area at 160,674 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,881 households. The median household income in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area is $97,109 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. The Kahului-Wailuku metro area scores 38 for laundromats (lower middle), #251 of 364 scored metro areas.
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