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Laundromats in Bristol County, MA

The laundromats in Bristol County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #490 of 785 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
61
19 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
40
+11.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$555M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,374 a household
Spending per listing
$9.1M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
63% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
593,640
+2.9% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Bristol County comes to about $555M a year: $2,374 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $9.1M per laundromat, 27% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Bristol County has 61 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Bristol County in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 5,846 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $591K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Bristol County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bristol County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Bristol County is 42 (lower middle), #490 of 785 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Bristol County 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.

Laundromats in Bristol County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureBristol CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.01.6
Spending per listing$9.1M$13.4M$12.5M
Households per official establishment5,8469,84111,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.1%−1.0%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,374$2,675$2,055
Median household income$85,625$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score4249

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 40+11.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
215
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$591K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
593,640+2.9% since 2020
Households
233,825
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,053
Median household income
$85,625+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,533
Median home value
$451,200
Jobs located here
230,662
Daytime population
523,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Massachusetts

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

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Norfolk County, MA74351.2$24.4M+2.2%#109 of 785
2Barnstable County, MA73191.8$14.2M+2.4%#132 of 785
3Middlesex County, MA691131.8$16.9M+2.8%#167 of 785
4Worcester County, MA68591.8$14.4M+3.7%#182 of 785
5Hampshire County, MA63162.6$9.3M+10.4%#233 of 785
6Plymouth County, MA58432.1$13.1M+3.5%#295 of 785
7Essex County, MA52682.2$12.1M+2.3%#356 of 785
8Berkshire County, MA49111.9$11.8M−1.2%#391 of 785
9Hampden County, MA49392.1$10.3M+0.2%#393 of 785
10Suffolk County, MA43792.4$10.7M+0.1%#474 of 785
11Bristol County, MA42612.6$9.1M+2.9%#490 of 785

Other business types in Bristol County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Bristol County, MA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 laundromats in Bristol County. 19 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Bristol County, MA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $555M a year, or $2,374 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.1M 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 233,825 households in Bristol County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bristol County, MA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Bristol County has 2.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.1M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Bristol County would have about 44, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,846 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Bristol County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Bristol County at 593,640 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 233,825 households. Median household income in Bristol County is $85,625, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Bristol County scores 42 for laundromats (lower middle), #490 of 785 scored counties.

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