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Laundromats in Tompkins County, NY
How Tompkins 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #323 of 785 scored counties
#6 of 46 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $97.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,247 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.9M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,047
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 laundromats in Tompkins County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Tompkins County spend about $97.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,247 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $13.9M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 11% above 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Tompkins County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Tompkins County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For laundromats, Tompkins County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #323 of 785 scored counties and #6 of 46 scored counties in New York.
How Tompkins 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 | Tompkins County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $13.9M | $8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,481 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,247 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,024 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Tompkins 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 Tompkins County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,047−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 43,263
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 475 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 220
- Median household income
- $74,024+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,718
- Median home value
- $290,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,926
- Daytime population
- 111,478Residents 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 Tompkins 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 laundry65
- Clothing and shoe stores69
- Laundromats55
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Tompkins County, NY?
There are 7 laundromats on map listings in Tompkins County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Tompkins County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Tompkins County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $97.2M a year, or $2,247 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13.9M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,263 households in Tompkins County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tompkins County, NY compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Tompkins County has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13.9M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Tompkins County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Tompkins County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Tompkins County at 104,047 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,263 households. The median household income in Tompkins County is $74,024 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Tompkins County scores 55 for laundromats (upper middle), #323 of 785 scored counties.
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