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Laundromats in Bronx County, NY
The laundromats in Bronx County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #767 of 785 scored counties
#46 of 46 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 231
- 36 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 220
- +5.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $999.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 65% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,406,332
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
For laundromats, Bronx County has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #767 of 785 scored counties and #46 of 46 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Bronx County comes to about $999.3M a year: $1,871 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 65% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Bronx County has 231 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Bronx County was 220 in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,428 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Bronx County. Population estimates show Bronx County declined 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bronx County 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 | Bronx County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,428 | 3,481 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.3% | −3.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,871 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $48,676 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 209 → 220+5.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 478
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23136 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Bronx 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 Bronx County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,406,332−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 534,100
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 20%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.6
- Land area
- 42 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33,286
- Median household income
- $48,676+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,653
- Median home value
- $529,500
- Jobs located here
- 340,956
- Daytime population
- 1,168,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saratoga County, NY | 82 | 13 | 1.3 | $20.1M | +2.3% | #52 of 785 |
| 2Monroe County, NY | 69 | 41 | 1.3 | $17.3M | −1.0% | #166 of 785 |
| 3Erie County, NY | 64 | 52 | 1.3 | $17.2M | −0.6% | #216 of 785 |
| 4Schenectady County, NY | 63 | 15 | 2.2 | $10.1M | +3.0% | #232 of 785 |
| 5Wayne County, NY | 61 | 5 | 1.3 | $16.1M | +0.1% | #253 of 785 |
| 6Tompkins County, NY | 55 | 7 | 1.6 | $13.9M | −1.4% | #323 of 785 |
| 7Albany County, NY | 54 | 33 | 2.4 | $9.6M | +2.2% | #337 of 785 |
| 8Rockland County, NY | 53 | 26 | 2.5 | $11.1M | +5.9% | #344 of 785 |
| 9Rensselaer County, NY | 53 | 15 | 2.2 | $10.3M | −0.2% | #345 of 785 |
| 10Ontario County, NY | 52 | 8 | 1.7 | $13.8M | +0.6% | #351 of 785 |
| 46Bronx County, NY | 10 | 231 | 4.3 | $4.3M | −3.8% | #767 of 785 |
Other business types in Bronx 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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats10
- Dry cleaners28
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Bronx County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 231 laundromats in Bronx County. 36 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 220 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Bronx County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $999.3M a year, or $1,871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 231 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 534,100 households in Bronx County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bronx County, NY compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Bronx County has 4.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $4.3M, 65% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Bronx County would have about 80, against 231 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,428 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Bronx County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Bronx County at 1,406,332 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 534,100 households. Median household income in Bronx County is $48,676, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Bronx County scores 10 for laundromats (low), #767 of 785 scored counties.
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