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Laundromats in Ontario County, NY
How Ontario County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #351 of 785 scored counties
#10 of 46 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $110M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,277 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.8M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,130
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Ontario County comes to about $110M a year: $2,277 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $13.8M per laundromat, 10% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 8 laundromats on map listings in Ontario County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Ontario County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 9,662 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Ontario County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ontario County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #351 of 785 scored counties and #10 of 46 scored counties in New York.
How Ontario 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 | Ontario County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $13.8M | $8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,662 | 3,481 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,277 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $82,324 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $255K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Ontario 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 Ontario County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,130+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 48,311
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $82,324+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,042
- Median home value
- $222,900
- Jobs located here
- 52,273
- Daytime population
- 111,555Residents 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 |
Other business types in Ontario 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores33
- Laundromats52
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Ontario County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 laundromats in Ontario County. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Ontario County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $110M a year, or $2,277 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13.8M 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 48,311 households in Ontario County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ontario County, NY compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Ontario County has 1.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13.8M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Ontario County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,662 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Ontario County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Ontario County at 113,130 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,311 households. Median household income in Ontario County is $82,324, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Ontario County scores 52 for laundromats (upper middle), #351 of 785 scored counties.
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