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Laundromats in Essex County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Essex County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #553 of 785 scored counties
#17 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 138
- 24 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- +9.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $783.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,451 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.7M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 896,379
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 138 laundromats in Essex County. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 17%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $2,451 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Essex County spend about $783.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 55% 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 90 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Essex County in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,553 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Essex County.
Population estimates put the population change in Essex County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Essex County is 36 (lower middle), #553 of 785 scored counties and #17 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Essex 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 | Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.7M | $9.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,553 | 5,955 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.8% | +1.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,451 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $80,789 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 82 → 90+9.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 275
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13824 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 896,379+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 319,788
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6,845
- Median household income
- $80,789+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,554
- Median home value
- $524,100
- Jobs located here
- 362,597
- Daytime population
- 843,719Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for laundromats, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Essex County marked.
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 |
| 17Essex County, NJ | 36 | 138 | 4.3 | $5.7M | +4.2% | #553 of 785 |
Other business types in Essex 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 laundry51
- Clothing and shoe stores61
- Laundromats36
- Dry cleaners45
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Essex County, NJ?
Essex County has 138 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Essex County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $783.8M a year, or $2,451 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 138 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5.7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 319,788 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Essex County has 4.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $5.7M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Essex County would have about 63, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,553 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 896,379 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 319,788 households. The median household income in Essex County is $80,789 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Essex County scores 36 for laundromats (lower middle), #553 of 785 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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