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Laundromats in Broome County, NY
The laundromats in Broome County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #465 of 785 scored counties
#19 of 46 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 18
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $166.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.3M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 195,736
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Broome County spend about $166.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,033 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $9.3M per laundromat, 26% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 18 laundromats on map listings in Broome County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Broome County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 16,401 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Broome County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For laundromats, Broome County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #465 of 785 scored counties and #19 of 46 scored counties in New York.
How Broome 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 | Broome County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.3M | $8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,401 | 3,481 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,033 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,616 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $306K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Broome 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 Broome County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 195,736−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 82,005
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 280
- Median household income
- $62,616+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,128
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 82,220
- Daytime population
- 201,023Residents 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 |
| 19Broome County, NY | 44 | 18 | 2.2 | $9.3M | −1.2% | #465 of 785 |
Other business types in Broome 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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners44
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Broome County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 laundromats in Broome County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Broome County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $166.7M a year, or $2,033 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.3M 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 82,005 households in Broome County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Broome County, NY compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Broome County has 2.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.3M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Broome County would have about 13, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,401 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Broome County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Broome County at 195,736 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 82,005 households. Median household income in Broome County is $62,616, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Broome County scores 44 for laundromats (lower middle), #465 of 785 scored counties.
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