Market rankings · New Jersey
Laundromats in New Jersey
Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for laundromats, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 949
- 140 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 589
- +1.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $9.3B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 69% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $9.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #40 of 51
- Market score 36 · Lower middle
A site report maps the laundromats on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 949 laundromats in New Jersey. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 69% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $2,665 per household (30% above the U.S. average), households in New Jersey spend about $9.3B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $9.9M per laundromat, 21% 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 589 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in New Jersey in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 5,955 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, 34 SBA-backed loans worth $23.7M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #40 for laundromats, with a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest (58). Among 20 scored counties, Hunterdon County scores highest (85).
Every market in New Jersey for laundromats
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 58 | 410 | 1.7 | $14.7M | +1.4% | #121 of 364 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 48 | 72 | 2.1 | $11M | +3.0% | #191 of 364 |
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 47 | 31 | 2.2 | $12.3M | +3.3% | #197 of 364 |
| 2Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 36 | 42 | 2.7 | $8.5M | +0.8% | #268 of 364 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | 2,586 | 3.5 | $7.5M | +0.6% | #323 of 364 |
| 3Vineland, NJ | 26 | 23 | 4.3 | $4.9M | +2.2% | #329 of 364 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hunterdon County, NJ | 85 | 6 | 1.2 | $26.3M | +2.3% | #28 of 785 |
| 2Gloucester County, NJ | 83 | 15 | 1.3 | $19.6M | +3.3% | #44 of 785 |
| 3Burlington County, NJ | 83 | 29 | 1.6 | $16.4M | +4.3% | #47 of 785 |
| 4Sussex County, NJ | 75 | 8 | 1.4 | $19.8M | +2.9% | #102 of 785 |
| 5Ocean County, NJ | 65 | 37 | 1.5 | $16M | +5.6% | #206 of 785 |
| 6Morris County, NJ | 62 | 38 | 2.0 | $15.7M | +3.2% | #239 of 785 |
| 7Somerset County, NJ | 61 | 27 | 2.1 | $15.1M | +3.5% | #254 of 785 |
| 8Camden County, NJ | 59 | 40 | 2.0 | $12.1M | +2.4% | #283 of 785 |
| 9Warren County, NJ | 57 | 10 | 2.2 | $11.2M | +3.2% | #310 of 785 |
| 10Monmouth County, NJ | 56 | 47 | 1.9 | $15.7M | +1.4% | #314 of 785 |
| 11Mercer County, NJ | 52 | 31 | 2.2 | $12.3M | +3.3% | #355 of 785 |
| 12Middlesex County, NJ | 50 | 70 | 2.3 | $12M | +2.6% | #381 of 785 |
| 13Bergen County, NJ | 47 | 98 | 2.8 | $10.6M | +2.4% | #419 of 785 |
| 14Atlantic County, NJ | 46 | 29 | 2.6 | $8.5M | +1.6% | #443 of 785 |
| 15Cape May County, NJ | 44 | 13 | 2.9 | $8.5M | −1.7% | #466 of 785 |
| 16Union County, NJ | 41 | 75 | 3.7 | $7.3M | +5.0% | #502 of 785 |
| 17Essex County, NJ | 36 | 138 | 4.3 | $5.7M | +4.2% | #553 of 785 |
| 18Hudson County, NJ | 33 | 127 | 4.2 | $6.1M | +1.8% | #587 of 785 |
| 19Passaic County, NJ | 29 | 85 | 4.8 | $5.1M | +1.6% | #639 of 785 |
| 20Cumberland County, NJ | 26 | 23 | 4.3 | $4.9M | +2.2% | #666 of 785 |
| Salem County, NJ | Not scored | 3 | 1.2 | $18.5M | +2.3% |
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 Jersey?
New Jersey has 949 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 140 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 589 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $9.3B a year, or $2,665 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 949 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.9M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
New Jersey has 2.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, New Jersey would have about 747, against 949 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,955 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for laundromats?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest, at 58 (upper middle). Among 20 scored counties in New Jersey, Hunterdon County scores highest, at 85 (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 Jersey scores 36 for laundromats (lower middle), #40 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 Jersey. 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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