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Laundromats in Allegany County, MD
The laundromats in Allegany County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #760 of 785 scored counties
#15 of 15 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,634 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,848
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Allegany County is 12 (low), #760 of 785 scored counties and #15 of 15 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 laundromats in Allegany County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Allegany County spend about $44.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,634 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 laundromats, that is $5M per laundromat, 60% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Allegany County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 9,127 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegany County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Allegany County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Allegany County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $17.5M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,127 | 10,790 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,634 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,603 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $172K
- 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
- 4The 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 Allegany 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 Allegany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,848−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 27,382
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,603+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,712
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,839
- Daytime population
- 68,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Howard County, MD | 86 | 8 | 0.7 | $41.8M | +1.9% | #25 of 785 |
| 2Harford County, MD | 80 | 9 | 0.9 | $26.2M | +2.0% | #63 of 785 |
| 3St. Mary’s County, MD | 79 | 5 | 1.2 | $20.6M | +2.4% | #71 of 785 |
| 4Anne Arundel County, MD | 75 | 22 | 1.0 | $25.5M | +1.7% | #99 of 785 |
| 5Montgomery County, MD | 74 | 28 | 0.7 | $36.4M | +1.3% | #107 of 785 |
| 6Cecil County, MD | 71 | 5 | 1.2 | $16.8M | +3.2% | #145 of 785 |
| 7Carroll County, MD | 69 | 7 | 1.1 | $22.2M | +2.2% | #160 of 785 |
| 8Charles County, MD | 69 | 7 | 1.1 | $21.2M | +5.9% | #161 of 785 |
| 9Frederick County, MD | 69 | 16 | 1.5 | $16.2M | +11.0% | #169 of 785 |
| 10Baltimore County, MD | 64 | 32 | 1.0 | $22.2M | −0.7% | #210 of 785 |
| 15Allegany County, MD | 12 | 9 | 3.3 | $5M | −1.6% | #760 of 785 |
Other business types in Allegany County
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 laundry26
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats12
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Allegany County, MD?
Allegany County 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Allegany County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $44.8M a year, or $1,634 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,382 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegany County, MD compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Allegany County has 3.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $5M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Allegany County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,127 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Allegany County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Allegany County at 66,848 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,382 households. The median household income in Allegany County is $59,603 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Allegany County scores 12 for laundromats (low), #760 of 785 scored counties.
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