Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Massachusetts
Laundromats in the Worcester, MA metro area
How the Worcester, 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #103 of 364 scored metro areas
#2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 59
- 9 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $847.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,523 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.4M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 888,502
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 laundromats in the Worcester metro area. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 15%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $2,523 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in the Worcester metro area spend about $847.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $14.4M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 15% above 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 25 businesses with payroll in the Worcester metro area classed as coin-operated laundries, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 13,433 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Worcester metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Worcester metro area grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Worcester metro area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #103 of 364 scored metro areas and #2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts.
How the Worcester 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 | Worcester metro area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $14.4M | $13.4M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,433 | 9,841 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −1.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,523 | $2,675 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $95,939 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 250.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 599 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Worcester 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 Worcester metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 888,502+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 335,826
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,511 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 574
- Median household income
- $95,939
- Average household income
- $124,653
- Median home value
- $423,700
- Jobs located here
- 355,505
- Daytime population
- 797,239Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →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 Worcester metro area marked.
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 Worcester 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 laundry88
- Clothing and shoe stores90
- Laundromats63
- Dry cleaners67
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Worcester, MA metro area?
There are 59 laundromats on map listings in the Worcester metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Worcester, MA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $847.2M a year, or $2,523 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $14.4M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 335,826 households in the Worcester metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Worcester, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Worcester metro area has 1.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $14.4M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Worcester metro area would have about 68, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,433 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 the Worcester, MA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Worcester metro area at 888,502 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,826 households. The median household income in the Worcester metro area is $95,939 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Worcester metro area scores 63 for laundromats (upper middle), #103 of 364 scored metro areas.
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