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Laundromats in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area

The laundromats in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #179 of 364 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma

Listings
88
17 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
37
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,860 a household
Spending per listing
$12.1M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,512,813
+5.8% 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

At $1,860 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Oklahoma City metro area spend about $1.1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $12.1M per laundromat, 3% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 88 laundromats on map listings in the Oklahoma City metro area as of September 2026. 17 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Oklahoma City metro area was 37 in 2023. That is one for every 15,438 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $672K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Oklahoma City metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Oklahoma City metro area grew 5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Oklahoma City metro area scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #179 of 364 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma.

How the Oklahoma City metro area compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma City, OK metro area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureOklahoma City metro areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.71.6
Spending per listing$12.1M$10.4M$12.5M
Households per official establishment15,43814,74011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.6%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,860$1,773$2,055
Median household income$72,094$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score5032

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37
Employees, 2023
182
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8817 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
85The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$672K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,512,813+5.8% since 2020
Households
571,211
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
5,512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
265
Median household income
$72,094+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,782
Median home value
$230,000
Jobs located here
659,352
Daytime population
1,507,973Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Oklahoma

Every Oklahoma market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Oklahoma for laundromats, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Oklahoma City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oklahoma

Metro areas in Oklahoma ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oklahoma City, OK50881.5$12.1M+5.8%#179 of 364
2Tulsa, OK45631.6$11.9M+5.1%#208 of 364
Fort Smith, AR-OK34161.8$9.5M+3.1%#277 of 364

Other business types in the Oklahoma City metro area

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 88 laundromats in the Oklahoma City metro area. 17 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1.1B a year, or $1,860 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 88 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12.1M 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 571,211 households in the Oklahoma City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Oklahoma City, OK metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Oklahoma City metro area has 1.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12.1M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Oklahoma City metro area would have about 85, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,438 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is the Oklahoma City, OK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Oklahoma City metro area at 1,512,813 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,211 households. Median household income in the Oklahoma City metro area is $72,094, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.0%, 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. The Oklahoma City metro area scores 50 for laundromats (upper middle), #179 of 364 scored metro areas.

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