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Laundromats in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area
The laundromats in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #127 of 364 scored metro areas
#2 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 68
- 19 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,167 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,155,653
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area spend about $1.1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,167 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 68 laundromats, that is $16M per laundromat, 28% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area has 68 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area classed as coin-operated laundries, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 15,673 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For laundromats, the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #127 of 364 scored metro areas and #2 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the Buffalo-Cheektowaga 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 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $16M | $8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,673 | 3,481 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.2% | −3.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,167 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,237 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32+3.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 138
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6819 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 87The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,155,653−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 501,549
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 742
- Median household income
- $72,237+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,175
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 547,190
- Daytime population
- 1,174,035Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga 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 laundry58
- Clothing and shoe stores60
- Laundromats57
- Dry cleaners60
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 laundromats in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area. 19 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.1B a year, or $2,167 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $16M 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 501,549 households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area has 1.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $16M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area would have about 87, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,673 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area at 1,155,653 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 501,549 households. Median household income in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area is $72,237, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area scores 57 for laundromats (upper middle), #127 of 364 scored metro areas.
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