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Laundromats in Onondaga County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Onondaga County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #468 of 785 scored counties
#20 of 46 scored counties in New York

Listings
34
22 chain locations (65%)
Official establishments
25
−7.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$441.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,233 a household
Spending per listing
$13M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
466,584
−1.9% 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

Households in Onondaga County spend about $441.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,233 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $13M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Onondaga County has 34 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 65% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Onondaga County was 25 in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 7,910 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $248K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Onondaga County.

Population estimates put the population change in Onondaga County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For laundromats, Onondaga County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #468 of 785 scored counties and #20 of 46 scored counties in New York.

How Onondaga 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.

Laundromats in Onondaga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOnondaga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.73.11.6
Spending per listing$13M$8M$12.5M
Households per official establishment7,9103,48111,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.4%−3.4%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,233$2,448$2,055
Median household income$76,945$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4320

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 25−7.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3422 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$248K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County

Population, 2025 estimate
466,584−1.9% since 2020
Households
197,760
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
778 sq. mi.
People per square mile
605
Median household income
$76,945+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,088
Median home value
$200,200
Jobs located here
255,873
Daytime population
512,646Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for laundromats, numbered among those based in New York, with Onondaga County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY82131.3$20.1M+2.3%#52 of 785
2Monroe County, NY69411.3$17.3M−1.0%#166 of 785
3Erie County, NY64521.3$17.2M−0.6%#216 of 785
4Schenectady County, NY63152.2$10.1M+3.0%#232 of 785
5Wayne County, NY6151.3$16.1M+0.1%#253 of 785
6Tompkins County, NY5571.6$13.9M−1.4%#323 of 785
7Albany County, NY54332.4$9.6M+2.2%#337 of 785
8Rockland County, NY53262.5$11.1M+5.9%#344 of 785
9Rensselaer County, NY53152.2$10.3M−0.2%#345 of 785
10Ontario County, NY5281.7$13.8M+0.6%#351 of 785
20Onondaga County, NY43341.7$13M−1.9%#468 of 785

Other business types in Onondaga County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many laundromats are in Onondaga County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 laundromats in Onondaga County. 22 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Onondaga County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $441.6M a year, or $2,233 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13M 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 197,760 households in Onondaga County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Onondaga County, NY compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Onondaga County has 1.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Onondaga County would have about 35, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,910 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Onondaga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Onondaga County at 466,584 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 197,760 households. Median household income in Onondaga County is $76,945, 5% 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. Onondaga County scores 43 for laundromats (lower middle), #468 of 785 scored counties.

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