Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Louisiana
Laundromats in the Lake Charles, LA metro area
The laundromats in the Lake Charles, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #257 of 364 scored metro areas
#7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 12
- 5 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $167.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,817 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.9M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 244,655
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 laundromats in the Lake Charles metro area. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.3, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in the Lake Charles metro area spend about $167.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,817 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $13.9M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 11% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Lake Charles metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lake Charles metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Lake Charles metro area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #257 of 364 scored metro areas and #7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Lake Charles metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Lake Charles metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $13.9M | $12.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 22,845 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,817 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,700 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 244,655−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 92,043
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $66,700
- Average household income
- $91,252
- Median home value
- $207,800
- Jobs located here
- 97,089
- Daytime population
- 245,958Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for laundromats, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Lake Charles metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 82 | 10 | 1.0 | $21M | +5.3% | #14 of 364 |
| 2Lafayette, LA | 61 | 20 | 1.2 | $14.4M | +3.8% | #113 of 364 |
| 3Baton Rouge, LA | 60 | 48 | 1.4 | $13M | +2.1% | #115 of 364 |
| 4Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 47 | 7 | 0.9 | $19.9M | −3.5% | #192 of 364 |
| 5Alexandria, LA | 43 | 5 | 0.9 | $19.2M | −2.5% | #217 of 364 |
| 6Hammond, LA | 38 | 9 | 1.7 | $9.8M | +5.8% | #254 of 364 |
| 7Lake Charles, LA | 37 | 12 | 1.3 | $13.9M | −3.8% | #257 of 364 |
| 8New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 31 | 64 | 1.6 | $11.2M | −3.4% | #299 of 364 |
| 9Monroe, LA | 28 | 17 | 2.0 | $8.4M | −1.9% | #316 of 364 |
| 10Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 26 | 22 | 1.4 | $12.1M | −2.3% | #325 of 364 |
Other business types in the Lake Charles 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 laundry28
- Clothing and shoe stores24
- Laundromats37
- Dry cleaners36
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Lake Charles, LA metro area?
The Lake Charles metro area has 12 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in the Lake Charles metro area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Lake Charles, LA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $167.2M a year, or $1,817 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13.9M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,043 households in the Lake Charles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake Charles, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Lake Charles metro area has 1.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13.9M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Lake Charles metro area would have about 13, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is the Lake Charles, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake Charles metro area at 244,655 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,043 households. The median household income in the Lake Charles metro area is $66,700 a year, 17% below 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 Lake Charles metro area scores 37 for laundromats (lower middle), #257 of 364 scored metro areas.
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