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Laundromats in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area
How the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #323 of 364 scored metro areas
#12 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 2,586
- 357 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 2,489
- −2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.5B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,640 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,112,448
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area is 27 (lower middle), #323 of 364 scored metro areas and #12 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,586 laundromats in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area. 357 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area spend about $19.5B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,640 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $7.5M per laundromat, 40% 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 2,489 businesses with payroll in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area classed as coin-operated laundries, down 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,970 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 76 SBA-backed loans worth $50.2M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the New York-Newark-Jersey City 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 | New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,970 | 3,481 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.8% | −3.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,640 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $99,155 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2,489−2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,986
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $177.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,586357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,560The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 76
- Amount
- $50.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the New York-Newark-Jersey City 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,112,448+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,391,787
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 6,127 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,219
- Median household income
- $99,155
- Average household income
- $146,791
- Median home value
- $614,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,481,255
- Daytime population
- 20,008,624Residents 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 |
| 12New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | 2,586 | 3.5 | $7.5M | +0.6% | #323 of 364 |
Other business types in the New York-Newark-Jersey City 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores45
- Laundromats27
- Dry cleaners29
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area?
There are 2,586 laundromats on map listings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area as of September 2026. 357 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 2,489 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $19.5B a year, or $2,640 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,586 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $7.5M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,391,787 households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area has 3.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $7.5M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area would have about 1,560, against 2,586 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,970 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area at 20,112,448 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,391,787 households. The median household income in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area is $99,155 a year, 23% 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores 27 for laundromats (lower middle), #323 of 364 scored metro areas.
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