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Laundromats in Montgomery County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Montgomery County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #107 of 785 scored counties
#5 of 15 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 28
- 5 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,615 a household
- Spending per listing
- $36.4M
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Montgomery County comes to about $1B a year: $2,615 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. Spread across 28 laundromats, that is $36.4M per laundromat, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 28 laundromats on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 56% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Montgomery County was 31 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 12,555 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $8.4M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Montgomery County.
Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #107 of 785 scored counties and #5 of 15 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $36.4M | $17.5M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,555 | 10,790 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +7.9% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,615 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 310.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 285 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $8.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents 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 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 laundry56
- Clothing and shoe stores61
- Laundromats74
- Dry cleaners41
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Montgomery County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 laundromats in Montgomery County. 5 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1B a year, or $2,615 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $36.4M 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 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Montgomery County has 0.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $36.4M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 81, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,555 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 74 for laundromats (upper middle), #107 of 785 scored counties.
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