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Laundromats in Orleans Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Orleans Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #459 of 785 scored counties
#7 of 15 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 26
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $277.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,782 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.7M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 362,154
- −5.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,782 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Orleans Parish spend about $277.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 26 laundromats, that is $10.7M per laundromat, 15% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Orleans Parish has 26 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 12%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Orleans Parish classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 25,970 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Orleans Parish.
Population estimates show Orleans Parish declined 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Orleans Parish is 44 (lower middle), #459 of 785 scored counties and #7 of 15 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Orleans Parish 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 | Orleans Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.7M | $12.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 25,970 | 22,845 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,782 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $56,631 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $245K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 263 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Orleans Parish, 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 Orleans Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 362,154−5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 155,821
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 170 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,193
- Median household income
- $56,631+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,726
- Median home value
- $315,700
- Jobs located here
- 192,799
- Daytime population
- 412,758Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for laundromats, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Orleans Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Tammany Parish, LA | 82 | 10 | 1.0 | $21M | +5.3% | #51 of 785 |
| 2Livingston Parish, LA | 74 | 5 | 0.9 | $19.9M | +8.5% | #111 of 785 |
| 3Lafayette Parish, LA | 64 | 13 | 1.3 | $14.3M | +6.5% | #220 of 785 |
| 4Bossier Parish, LA | 60 | 6 | 1.2 | $15.3M | +2.5% | #261 of 785 |
| 5Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 48 | 9 | 1.7 | $9.8M | +5.8% | #405 of 785 |
| 6East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 47 | 34 | 1.9 | $9.6M | +0.1% | #423 of 785 |
| 7Orleans Parish, LA | 44 | 26 | 1.7 | $10.7M | −5.5% | #459 of 785 |
| 8Rapides Parish, LA | 42 | 5 | 1.0 | $16.7M | −2.9% | #479 of 785 |
| 9Jefferson Parish, LA | 35 | 27 | 1.5 | $11.9M | −1.9% | #554 of 785 |
| 10Calcasieu Parish, LA | 34 | 12 | 1.5 | $11.9M | −3.7% | #565 of 785 |
Other business types in Orleans Parish
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 laundry12
- Clothing and shoe stores12
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners32
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Orleans Parish, LA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 laundromats in Orleans Parish. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Orleans Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $277.7M a year, or $1,782 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.7M 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 155,821 households in Orleans Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orleans Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Orleans Parish has 1.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.7M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Orleans Parish would have about 22, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 25,970 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Orleans Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Orleans Parish at 362,154 people in 2025, down 5.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 155,821 households. Median household income in Orleans Parish is $56,631, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.1%, 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. Orleans Parish scores 44 for laundromats (lower middle), #459 of 785 scored counties.
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