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Laundromats in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area
The laundromats in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #150 of 364 scored metro areas
#3 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 77
- 12 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $911.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,379 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.8M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 915,835
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 laundromats in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 16%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area comes to about $911.4M a year: $2,379 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $11.8M per laundromat, 5% 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 the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area was 21 in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 18,241 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $721K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area.
Population estimates show the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #150 of 364 scored metro areas and #3 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $11.8M | $8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,241 | 3,481 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | −3.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,379 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $88,074 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21−4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $721K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area, 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 the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 915,835+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 383,063
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $88,074+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,274
- Median home value
- $285,900
- Jobs located here
- 460,466
- Daytime population
- 937,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for laundromats, numbered among those based in New York, with the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochester, NY | 65 | 63 | 1.4 | $15.6M | −0.7% | #91 of 364 |
| 2Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 57 | 68 | 1.4 | $16M | −0.8% | #127 of 364 |
| 3Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 56 | 77 | 2.0 | $11.8M | +1.9% | #150 of 364 |
| 4Ithaca, NY | 54 | 7 | 1.6 | $13.9M | −1.4% | #156 of 364 |
| 5Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 42 | 58 | 2.3 | $11.2M | +3.0% | #227 of 364 |
| 6Binghamton, NY | 40 | 20 | 2.0 | $10.5M | −1.3% | #244 of 364 |
| 7Utica-Rome, NY | 40 | 26 | 2.1 | $9.6M | −2.0% | #246 of 364 |
| 8Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 36 | 8 | 1.7 | $12M | −3.9% | #264 of 364 |
| 9Syracuse, NY | 36 | 50 | 1.8 | $11.9M | −1.3% | #265 of 364 |
| 10Glens Falls, NY | 29 | 11 | 2.0 | $10.7M | −1.9% | #305 of 364 |
Other business types in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area
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 laundry73
- Clothing and shoe stores75
- Laundromats56
- Dry cleaners57
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area?
There are 77 laundromats on map listings in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area as of September 2026. 12 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $911.4M a year, or $2,379 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 383,063 households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.8M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area would have about 73, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,241 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area at 915,835 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 383,063 households. The median household income in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area is $88,074 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area scores 56 for laundromats (upper middle), #150 of 364 scored metro areas.
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