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Laundromats in Niagara County, NY
The laundromats in Niagara County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #401 of 785 scored counties
#12 of 46 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 16
- 4 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $192.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,097 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,912
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,097 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Niagara County spend about $192.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 16 laundromats, that is $12M per laundromat, 4% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Niagara County has 16 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 25%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Niagara County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 13,126 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $187K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Niagara County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Niagara County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Niagara County is 48 (lower middle), #401 of 785 scored counties and #12 of 46 scored counties in New York.
How Niagara 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 | Niagara County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $12M | $8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,126 | 3,481 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,097 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,633 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $482K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $187K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Niagara 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 Niagara County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,912−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 91,884
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 403
- Median household income
- $69,633+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,157
- Median home value
- $189,800
- Jobs located here
- 68,715
- Daytime population
- 179,319Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12Niagara County, NY | 48 | 16 | 1.7 | $12M | −1.5% | #401 of 785 |
Other business types in Niagara 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats48
- Dry cleaners66
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Niagara County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 laundromats in Niagara County. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Niagara County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $192.6M a year, or $2,097 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12M 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 91,884 households in Niagara County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Niagara County, NY compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Niagara County has 1.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Niagara County would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,126 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Niagara County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Niagara County at 208,912 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,884 households. Median household income in Niagara County is $69,633, 14% 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. Niagara County scores 48 for laundromats (lower middle), #401 of 785 scored counties.
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