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Laundromats in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area

The laundromats in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #227 of 364 scored metro areas
#5 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
58
8 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
43
−8.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$648.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,545 a household
Spending per listing
$11.2M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
718,377
+3.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 58 laundromats in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area spend about $648.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,545 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $11.2M per laundromat, 11% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area classed as coin-operated laundries, down 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 5,928 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #227 of 364 scored metro areas and #5 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.

How the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 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.

Laundromats in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureKiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.33.11.6
Spending per listing$11.2M$8M$12.5M
Households per official establishment5,9283,48111,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.5%−3.4%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,545$2,448$2,055
Median household income$98,233$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4220

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43−8.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
134
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
588 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
718,377+3.0% since 2020
Households
254,883
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
438
Median household income
$98,233
Average household income
$128,603
Median home value
$393,600
Jobs located here
259,641
Daytime population
650,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rochester, NY65631.4$15.6M−0.7%#91 of 364
2Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY57681.4$16M−0.8%#127 of 364
3Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY56772.0$11.8M+1.9%#150 of 364
4Ithaca, NY5471.6$13.9M−1.4%#156 of 364
5Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY42582.3$11.2M+3.0%#227 of 364
6Binghamton, NY40202.0$10.5M−1.3%#244 of 364
7Utica-Rome, NY40262.1$9.6M−2.0%#246 of 364
8Watertown-Fort Drum, NY3681.7$12M−3.9%#264 of 364
9Syracuse, NY36501.8$11.9M−1.3%#265 of 364
10Glens Falls, NY29112.0$10.7M−1.9%#305 of 364

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Questions

How many laundromats are in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area?

The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area has 58 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 8.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $648.6M a year, or $2,545 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.2M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 254,883 households in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area has 2.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.2M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area would have about 52, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,928 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area at 718,377 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 254,883 households. The median household income in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area is $98,233 a year, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area scores 42 for laundromats (lower middle), #227 of 364 scored metro areas.

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