Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Oklahoma
Laundromats in the Tulsa, OK metro area
How the Tulsa, OK metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #208 of 364 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 63
- 12 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $747.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.9M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,069,273
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Tulsa metro area comes to about $747.2M a year: $1,838 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $11.9M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 63 laundromats on map listings in the Tulsa metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Tulsa metro area was 31 in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 13,111 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Tulsa metro area.
Population estimates show the Tulsa metro area grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the Tulsa metro area is 45 (lower middle), #208 of 364 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma.
How the Tulsa 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.
| Measure | Tulsa metro area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $11.9M | $10.4M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,111 | 14,740 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.0% | +11.6% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,838 | $1,773 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,359 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31+40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 153
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6312 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Tulsa 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 Tulsa metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,069,273+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 406,447
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 165
- Median household income
- $69,359+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,898
- Median home value
- $221,700
- Jobs located here
- 463,622
- Daytime population
- 1,045,426Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Tulsa metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oklahoma City, OK | 50 | 88 | 1.5 | $12.1M | +5.8% | #179 of 364 |
| 2Tulsa, OK | 45 | 63 | 1.6 | $11.9M | +5.1% | #208 of 364 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 34 | 16 | 1.8 | $9.5M | +3.1% | #277 of 364 |
Other business types in the Tulsa metro area
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 laundry53
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats45
- Dry cleaners61
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Tulsa, OK metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 laundromats in the Tulsa metro area. 12 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Tulsa, OK metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $747.2M a year, or $1,838 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.9M 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 406,447 households in the Tulsa metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tulsa, OK metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Tulsa metro area has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.9M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Tulsa metro area would have about 60, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,111 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tulsa, OK metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tulsa metro area at 1,069,273 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 406,447 households. Median household income in the Tulsa metro area is $69,359, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. The Tulsa metro area scores 45 for laundromats (lower middle), #208 of 364 scored metro areas.
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