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Laundromats in the Pittsfield, MA metro area

How the Pittsfield, MA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #209 of 364 scored metro areas
#5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$129.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,254 a household
Spending per listing
$11.8M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,224
−1.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 laundromats in the Pittsfield metro area. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Pittsfield metro area comes to about $129.8M a year: $2,254 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 laundromats, that is $11.8M per laundromat, 6% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Pittsfield metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in the Pittsfield metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Pittsfield metro area scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #209 of 364 scored metro areas and #5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts.

How the Pittsfield 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.

Laundromats in Pittsfield, MA metro area compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasurePittsfield metro areaMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.01.6
Spending per listing$11.8M$13.4M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,84111,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.0%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,254$2,675$2,055
Median household income$76,013$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score4549

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 the Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
128,224−1.2% since 2020
Households
57,585
Median age
47.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
927 sq. mi.
People per square mile
140
Median household income
$76,013+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,456
Median home value
$305,400
Jobs located here
55,400
Daytime population
126,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Massachusetts for laundromats, numbered among those based in Massachusetts (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Pittsfield metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Massachusetts

Metro areas in Massachusetts ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Barnstable Town, MA69191.8$14.2M+2.4%#73 of 364
2Worcester, MA63591.8$14.4M+3.7%#103 of 364
3Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH573631.9$15.1M+2.3%#130 of 364
4Amherst Town-Northampton, MA54162.6$9.3M+10.4%#158 of 364
5Pittsfield, MA45111.9$11.8M−1.2%#209 of 364
6Springfield, MA40392.1$10.3M+0.2%#245 of 364
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA321822.7$8.8M+2.1%#294 of 364

Other business types in the Pittsfield metro area

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Pittsfield, MA metro area?

There are 11 laundromats on map listings in the Pittsfield metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in the Pittsfield metro area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Pittsfield, MA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $129.8M a year, or $2,254 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,585 households in the Pittsfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Pittsfield, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Pittsfield metro area has 1.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.8M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Pittsfield metro area would have about 10, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is the Pittsfield, MA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Pittsfield metro area at 128,224 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 57,585 households. The median household income in the Pittsfield metro area is $76,013 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. The Pittsfield metro area scores 45 for laundromats (lower middle), #209 of 364 scored metro areas.

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