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Laundromats in Erie County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Erie County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #216 of 785 scored counties
#3 of 46 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 52
- 15 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $894.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,183 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.2M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,741
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Erie County spend about $894.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,183 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 52 laundromats, that is $17.2M per laundromat, 37% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 52 laundromats on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Erie County was 25 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 16,387 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Erie County.
Population estimates show Erie County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Erie County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #216 of 785 scored counties and #3 of 46 scored counties in New York.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $17.2M | $8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,387 | 3,481 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −3.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,183 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,839 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 250.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,741−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 409,665
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 1,043 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 912
- Median household income
- $72,839+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,750
- Median home value
- $233,800
- Jobs located here
- 478,475
- Daytime population
- 994,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for laundromats, numbered among those based in New York, with Erie County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Erie 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 laundry51
- Clothing and shoe stores55
- Laundromats64
- Dry cleaners61
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Erie County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 laundromats in Erie County. 15 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Erie County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $894.1M a year, or $2,183 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $17.2M 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 409,665 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, NY compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Erie County has 1.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $17.2M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Erie County would have about 72, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,387 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 946,741 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 409,665 households. Median household income in Erie County is $72,839, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Erie County scores 64 for laundromats (upper middle), #216 of 785 scored counties.
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