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Laundromats in Cape May County, NJ
The laundromats in Cape May County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #466 of 785 scored counties
#15 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $109.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,448 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,390
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cape May County comes to about $109.9M a year: $2,448 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $8.5M per laundromat, 32% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 13 laundromats on map listings in Cape May County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Cape May County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 14,961 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Cape May County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cape May County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #466 of 785 scored counties and #15 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Cape May 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.
| Measure | Cape May County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $9.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,961 | 5,955 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,448 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $91,128 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $87K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Cape May 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 Cape May County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,390−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 44,884
- Median age
- 50.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 252 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 377
- Median household income
- $91,128+35.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,129
- Median home value
- $434,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,945
- Daytime population
- 90,601Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| 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 |
| 15Cape May County, NJ | 44 | 13 | 2.9 | $8.5M | −1.7% | #466 of 785 |
Other business types in Cape May County
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 laundry24
- Clothing and shoe stores24
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners59
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Cape May County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 laundromats in Cape May County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Cape May County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $109.9M a year, or $2,448 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 44,884 households in Cape May County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape May County, NJ compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Cape May County has 2.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $8.5M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Cape May County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,961 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Cape May County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Cape May County at 93,390 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,884 households. Median household income in Cape May County is $91,128, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.9%, 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. Cape May County scores 44 for laundromats (lower middle), #466 of 785 scored counties.
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