Market rankings · New Hampshire
Laundromats in New Hampshire
Every metro area, small-town market and county in New Hampshire, ranked by the Groundwork market score for laundromats, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 107
- 15 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- +8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 19% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $13.2M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #31 of 51
- Market score 46 · Lower middle
A site report maps the laundromats on map listings around any address in New Hampshire by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
New Hampshire has 107 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (14%) 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.
Households in New Hampshire spend about $1.4B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,540 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 107 laundromats, that is $13.2M per laundromat, 5% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in New Hampshire in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 10,293 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 3.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in New Hampshire.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Hampshire ranks #31 for laundromats, with a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Manchester-Nashua metro area scores highest (69). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Concord area scores highest (74).
Every market in New Hampshire for laundromats
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Hampshire, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Manchester-Nashua, NH | 69 | 22 | 1.3 | $20M | +2.5% | #70 of 364 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 57 | 363 | 1.9 | $15.1M | +2.3% | #130 of 364 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Concord, NH | 74 | 12 | 2.0 | $12.5M | +2.6% | #19 of 150 |
| 2Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 71 | 29 | 3.2 | $7.3M | +1.5% | #29 of 150 |
| 3Keene, NH | 66 | 8 | 2.6 | $8.7M | +2.3% | #36 of 150 |
| 4Laconia, NH | 50 | 9 | 3.4 | $7M | +2.1% | #71 of 150 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rockingham County, NH | 78 | 14 | 1.1 | $25.5M | +3.0% | #81 of 785 |
| 2Hillsborough County, NH | 73 | 22 | 1.3 | $20M | +2.5% | #123 of 785 |
| 3Merrimack County, NH | 52 | 12 | 2.0 | $12.5M | +2.6% | #354 of 785 |
| 4Strafford County, NH | 52 | 11 | 2.1 | $11.5M | +3.0% | #361 of 785 |
| 5Carroll County, NH | 47 | 9 | 4.1 | $5.7M | +5.0% | #426 of 785 |
| 6Sullivan County, NH | 42 | 5 | 3.0 | $7.4M | +2.1% | #492 of 785 |
| 7Cheshire County, NH | 40 | 8 | 2.6 | $8.7M | +2.3% | #512 of 785 |
| 8Grafton County, NH | 39 | 14 | 3.8 | $6.4M | +2.2% | #525 of 785 |
| 9Belknap County, NH | 34 | 9 | 3.4 | $7M | +2.1% | #570 of 785 |
| Coos County, NH | Not scored | 3 | 2.1 | $9M | +0.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 laundromats on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many laundromats are in New Hampshire?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 107 laundromats in New Hampshire. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019.
How much do households in New Hampshire spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.4B a year, or $2,540 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13.2M 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 555,822 households in New Hampshire and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Hampshire compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
New Hampshire has 1.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13.2M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, New Hampshire would have about 113, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,293 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
Which market in New Hampshire has the highest market score for laundromats?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Manchester-Nashua metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Concord area scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Among 9 scored counties in New Hampshire, Rockingham County scores highest, at 78 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. New Hampshire scores 46 for laundromats (lower middle), #31 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Hampshire. It maps the laundromats on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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