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Laundromats in Cumberland County, ME

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Cumberland County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #256 of 785 scored counties
#3 of 10 scored counties in Maine

Listings
27
7 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$330.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,499 a household
Spending per listing
$12.2M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
317,222
+4.5% 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

At $2,499 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $330.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 27 laundromats, that is $12.2M per laundromat, 2% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 27 laundromats on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 26%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Cumberland County in 2023. That is one for every 11,014 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $415K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Cumberland County.

Population estimates put the population change in Cumberland County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #256 of 785 scored counties and #3 of 10 scored counties in Maine.

How Cumberland County compares

The same measures for Maine 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 Cumberland County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.02.11.6
Spending per listing$12.2M$10.6M$12.5M
Households per official establishment11,01411,48411,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−17.5%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.5%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,499$2,189$2,055
Median household income$95,677$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score6140

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 12
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$972K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
277 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$415K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
317,222+4.5% since 2020
Households
132,168
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
836 sq. mi.
People per square mile
369
Median household income
$95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,060
Median home value
$451,200
Jobs located here
199,197
Daytime population
355,731Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for laundromats, numbered among those based in Maine, with Cumberland County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, ME62171.9$12.5M+4.8%#249 of 785
2Androscoggin County, ME6281.7$12M+4.8%#250 of 785
3Cumberland County, ME61272.0$12.2M+4.5%#256 of 785
4Kennebec County, ME5991.7$12.5M+3.5%#282 of 785
5Hancock County, ME4752.0$10.9M+3.0%#417 of 785
6Penobscot County, ME46121.8$11.3M+3.8%#436 of 785
7Franklin County, ME3553.9$4.9M+4.6%#564 of 785
8Knox County, ME3063.2$6.8M+1.1%#620 of 785
9Somerset County, ME3073.0$6.3M+2.3%#622 of 785
10Aroostook County, ME20113.7$5.2M−0.7%#711 of 785

Other business types in Cumberland County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Cumberland County, ME?

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 laundromats in Cumberland County. 7 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Cumberland County, ME spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $330.2M a year, or $2,499 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12.2M 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 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cumberland County, ME compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Cumberland County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12.2M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 26, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,014 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cumberland County scores 61 for laundromats (upper middle), #256 of 785 scored counties.

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