Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Oregon
Laundromats in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area
The laundromats in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #26 of 364 scored metro areas
#1 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon
- Listings
- 87
- 12 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $23.4M
- 87% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,542,282
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area is 77 (high), #26 of 364 scored metro areas and #1 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for laundromats.
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 laundromats in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area spend about $2B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,018 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 87 laundromats, that is $23.4M per laundromat, 87% 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.
Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 28,063 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $23.4M | $15.1M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 28,063 | 23,867 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | −4.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,018 | $1,858 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,436 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 220
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 163The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,542,282+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 1,010,265
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 6,687 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 377
- Median household income
- $97,436+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,023
- Median home value
- $559,400
- Jobs located here
- 1,264,357
- Daytime population
- 2,561,079Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 77 | 87 | 0.9 | $23.4M | +1.0% | #26 of 364 |
| 2Bend, OR | 74 | 13 | 1.2 | $15.5M | +7.0% | #43 of 364 |
| 3Corvallis, OR | 56 | 5 | 1.3 | $14.1M | +4.4% | #143 of 364 |
| 4Albany, OR | 53 | 5 | 1.0 | $16.8M | +3.0% | #161 of 364 |
| 5Salem, OR | 45 | 26 | 1.6 | $10.9M | +2.7% | #210 of 364 |
| 6Medford, OR | 36 | 11 | 1.2 | $14.3M | −0.9% | #262 of 364 |
| 7Eugene-Springfield, OR | 32 | 22 | 1.4 | $12.2M | −0.7% | #287 of 364 |
| 8Grants Pass, OR | 8 | 8 | 2.2 | $7.4M | −0.4% | #361 of 364 |
Other business types in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 laundry70
- Clothing and shoe stores70
- Laundromats77
- Dry cleaners60
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area?
The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area has 87 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $2B a year, or $2,018 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $23.4M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,010,265 households in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area has 0.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $23.4M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area would have about 163, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 28,063 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area at 2,542,282 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,010,265 households. The median household income in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area is $97,436 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area scores 77 for laundromats (high), #26 of 364 scored metro areas.
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