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Laundromats in Belknap County, NH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Belknap County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #570 of 785 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire

Listings
9
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$63.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,396 a household
Spending per listing
$7M
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,147
+2.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 laundromats in Belknap County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.

At $2,396 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Belknap County spend about $63.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 44% 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.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Belknap County in 2023. That is one for every 4,390 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Belknap County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Belknap County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #570 of 785 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire.

How Belknap County compares

The same measures for New Hampshire 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 Belknap County, NH compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureBelknap CountyNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.41.91.6
Spending per listing$7M$13.2M$12.5M
Households per official establishment4,39010,29311,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,396$2,540$2,055
Median household income$92,783$99,031$80,734
Groundwork market score3446

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$266K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
93 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Belknap 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 Belknap County

Population, 2025 estimate
65,147+2.1% since 2020
Households
26,337
Median age
48.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
161
Median household income
$92,783+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,878
Median home value
$374,900
Jobs located here
26,593
Daytime population
60,550Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across New Hampshire

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The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for laundromats, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Belknap County marked.

Top counties in New Hampshire

Counties in New Hampshire ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rockingham County, NH78141.1$25.5M+3.0%#81 of 785
2Hillsborough County, NH73221.3$20M+2.5%#123 of 785
3Merrimack County, NH52122.0$12.5M+2.6%#354 of 785
4Strafford County, NH52112.1$11.5M+3.0%#361 of 785
5Carroll County, NH4794.1$5.7M+5.0%#426 of 785
6Sullivan County, NH4253.0$7.4M+2.1%#492 of 785
7Cheshire County, NH4082.6$8.7M+2.3%#512 of 785
8Grafton County, NH39143.8$6.4M+2.2%#525 of 785
9Belknap County, NH3493.4$7M+2.1%#570 of 785

Other business types in Belknap County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Belknap County, NH?

Belknap County has 9 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Belknap County, NH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $63.1M a year, or $2,396 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,337 households in Belknap County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Belknap County, NH compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Belknap County has 3.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $7M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Belknap County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,390 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Belknap County, NH growing?

Population estimates put Belknap County at 65,147 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,337 households. The median household income in Belknap County is $92,783 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Belknap County scores 34 for laundromats (lower middle), #570 of 785 scored counties.

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