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Laundromats in Bergen County, NJ

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #419 of 785 scored counties
#13 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
98
11 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
60
−21.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,939 a household
Spending per listing
$10.6M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
75% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
977,026
+2.4% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Bergen County comes to about $1B a year: $2,939 per household, 43% above the U.S. average. That is about $10.6M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Bergen County has 98 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 11%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Bergen County was 60 in 2023, down 21.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,919 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Bergen County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bergen County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Bergen County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #419 of 785 scored counties and #13 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Bergen County compares

The same measures for New Jersey 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 Bergen County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureBergen CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.71.6
Spending per listing$10.6M$9.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishment5,9195,95511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−21.0%+1.4%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,939$2,665$2,055
Median household income$124,884$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score4736

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
76 → 60−21.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
173
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9811 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Bergen 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 Bergen County

Population, 2025 estimate
977,026+2.4% since 2020
Households
355,127
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,134
Median household income
$124,884+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$171,275
Median home value
$623,000
Jobs located here
465,824
Daytime population
953,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across New Jersey

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

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hunterdon County, NJ8561.2$26.3M+2.3%#28 of 785
2Gloucester County, NJ83151.3$19.6M+3.3%#44 of 785
3Burlington County, NJ83291.6$16.4M+4.3%#47 of 785
4Sussex County, NJ7581.4$19.8M+2.9%#102 of 785
5Ocean County, NJ65371.5$16M+5.6%#206 of 785
6Morris County, NJ62382.0$15.7M+3.2%#239 of 785
7Somerset County, NJ61272.1$15.1M+3.5%#254 of 785
8Camden County, NJ59402.0$12.1M+2.4%#283 of 785
9Warren County, NJ57102.2$11.2M+3.2%#310 of 785
10Monmouth County, NJ56471.9$15.7M+1.4%#314 of 785
13Bergen County, NJ47982.8$10.6M+2.4%#419 of 785

Other business types in Bergen County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Bergen County, NJ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 98 laundromats in Bergen County. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 21.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Bergen County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1B a year, or $2,939 per household. That is 43% above the U.S. average (an index of 143, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.6M 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 355,127 households in Bergen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bergen County, NJ compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Bergen County has 2.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.6M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Bergen County would have about 83, against 98 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,919 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Bergen County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Bergen County at 977,026 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,127 households. Median household income in Bergen County is $124,884, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Bergen County scores 47 for laundromats (lower middle), #419 of 785 scored counties.

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