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Laundromats in Union County, NJ
How Union County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #502 of 785 scored counties
#16 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 75
- 16 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $548.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,698 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.3M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 601,863
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 75 laundromats in Union County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Union County spend about $548.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,698 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. Spread across 75 laundromats, that is $7.3M per laundromat, 42% 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 Union County was 53 in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,835 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Union County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Union County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #502 of 785 scored counties and #16 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Union 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 | Union County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $7.3M | $9.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,835 | 5,955 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.9% | +1.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,698 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $103,202 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 53+3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 237
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7516 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 601,863+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 203,277
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,637
- Median household income
- $103,202+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,596
- Median home value
- $529,200
- Jobs located here
- 247,379
- Daytime population
- 551,422Residents 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 Union 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 |
| 16Union County, NJ | 41 | 75 | 3.7 | $7.3M | +5.0% | #502 of 785 |
Other business types in Union 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores55
- Laundromats41
- Dry cleaners37
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Union County, NJ?
Union County has 75 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Union County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $548.4M a year, or $2,698 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $7.3M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 203,277 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, NJ compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Union County has 3.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $7.3M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Union County would have about 44, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,835 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Union County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 601,863 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,277 households. The median household income in Union County is $103,202 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Union County scores 41 for laundromats (lower middle), #502 of 785 scored counties.
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