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Laundromats in Hudson County, NJ

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #587 of 785 scored counties
#18 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
127
14 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
73
−8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$770.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,573 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
735,033
+1.8% 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 127 laundromats in Hudson County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 11%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Hudson County comes to about $770.9M a year: $2,573 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That works out to $6.1M per laundromat, 51% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Hudson County was 73 in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,105 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Hudson County.

Population estimates put the population change in Hudson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Hudson County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #587 of 785 scored counties and #18 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Hudson 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 Hudson County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureHudson CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.22.71.6
Spending per listing$6.1M$9.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishment4,1055,95511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.7%+1.4%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,573$2,665$2,055
Median household income$91,795$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score3336

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
80 → 73−8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
219
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
12714 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
735,033+1.8% since 2020
Households
299,682
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
31%
Vehicles per household
1.0
Land area
46 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15,549
Median household income
$91,795+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,835
Median home value
$539,700
Jobs located here
293,100
Daytime population
659,569Residents 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 Hudson 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
18Hudson County, NJ331274.2$6.1M+1.8%#587 of 785

Other business types in Hudson County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Hudson County, NJ?

Hudson County has 127 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019.

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

About $770.9M a year, or $2,573 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $6.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 299,682 households in Hudson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hudson County has 4.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $6.1M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Hudson County would have about 62, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,105 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Hudson County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Hudson County at 735,033 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,682 households. The median household income in Hudson County is $91,795 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Hudson County scores 33 for laundromats (lower middle), #587 of 785 scored counties.

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