Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Massachusetts
Laundromats in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
The laundromats in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #130 of 364 scored metro areas
#3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 363
- 62 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 204
- −0.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.5B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.1M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,034,221
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,822 per household (37% above the U.S. average), households in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area spend about $5.5B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 363 laundromats, that is $15.1M per laundromat, 21% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 363 laundromats on map listings in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 62 are chain locations, or 17%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 204 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area in 2023, down 0.5% from 2019. That is one for every 9,513 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #130 of 364 scored metro areas and #3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts.
How the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $15.1M | $13.4M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,513 | 9,841 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.5% | −1.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,822 | $2,675 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $115,863 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 204−0.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 868
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36362 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 438The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,034,221+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 1,940,688
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 3,486 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,421
- Median household income
- $115,863+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $159,721
- Median home value
- $646,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,811,395
- Daytime population
- 5,216,901Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Barnstable Town, MA | 69 | 19 | 1.8 | $14.2M | +2.4% | #73 of 364 |
| 2Worcester, MA | 63 | 59 | 1.8 | $14.4M | +3.7% | #103 of 364 |
| 3Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 57 | 363 | 1.9 | $15.1M | +2.3% | #130 of 364 |
| 4Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | 54 | 16 | 2.6 | $9.3M | +10.4% | #158 of 364 |
| 5Pittsfield, MA | 45 | 11 | 1.9 | $11.8M | −1.2% | #209 of 364 |
| 6Springfield, MA | 40 | 39 | 2.1 | $10.3M | +0.2% | #245 of 364 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 32 | 182 | 2.7 | $8.8M | +2.1% | #294 of 364 |
Other business types in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton 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 laundry59
- Clothing and shoe stores66
- Laundromats57
- Dry cleaners34
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 363 laundromats in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area. 62 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 204 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 0.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $5.5B a year, or $2,822 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 363 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $15.1M 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 1,940,688 households in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area has 1.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $15.1M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area would have about 438, against 363 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,513 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area at 5,034,221 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,940,688 households. Median household income in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area is $115,863, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. The Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores 57 for laundromats (upper middle), #130 of 364 scored metro areas.
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