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Laundromats in the Elmira, NY metro area
The laundromats in the Elmira, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #313 of 364 scored metro areas
#11 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $70.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.1M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,415
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
For laundromats, the Elmira metro area has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #313 of 364 scored metro areas and #11 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 laundromats in the Elmira metro area. One of them (14%) is a chain location, 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 Elmira metro area comes to about $70.6M a year: $2,002 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 laundromats, that is $10.1M per laundromat, 19% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Elmira metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in the Elmira metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Elmira 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 | Elmira metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.1M | $8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,481 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,002 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,716 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 the Elmira 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 Elmira metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,415−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 35,262
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $63,716+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,374
- Median home value
- $141,100
- Jobs located here
- 31,723
- Daytime population
- 81,216Residents 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 |
| 11Elmira, NY | 28 | 7 | 2.0 | $10.1M | −3.9% | #313 of 364 |
Other business types in the Elmira 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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores36
- Laundromats28
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Elmira, NY metro area?
The Elmira metro area has 7 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in the Elmira metro area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Elmira, NY metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $70.6M a year, or $2,002 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,262 households in the Elmira metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Elmira, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Elmira metro area has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Elmira metro area would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is the Elmira, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Elmira metro area at 80,415 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,262 households. The median household income in the Elmira metro area is $63,716 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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 Elmira metro area scores 28 for laundromats (lower middle), #313 of 364 scored metro areas.
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