Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Oregon
Laundromats in the Salem, OR metro area
The laundromats in the Salem, OR metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #210 of 364 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon
- Listings
- 26
- 9 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $283.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,776 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.9M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 445,814
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,776 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Salem metro area spend about $283.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $10.9M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
The Salem metro area has 26 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Salem metro area in 2023. That is one for every 22,837 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Salem metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Salem metro area scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #210 of 364 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon.
How the Salem 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 | Salem metro area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.9M | $15.1M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 22,837 | 23,867 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,776 | $1,858 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,900 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $549K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 269 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 the Salem 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 Salem metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 445,814+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 159,856
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $78,900+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,988
- Median home value
- $424,100
- Jobs located here
- 191,982
- Daytime population
- 440,002Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Oregon for laundromats, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Salem metro area marked.
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 Salem 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores40
- Laundromats45
- Dry cleaners65
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Salem, OR metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 laundromats in the Salem metro area. 9 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in the Salem, OR metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $283.9M a year, or $1,776 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.9M 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 159,856 households in the Salem metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Salem, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Salem metro area has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.9M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Salem metro area would have about 23, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,837 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is the Salem, OR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Salem metro area at 445,814 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 159,856 households. Median household income in the Salem metro area is $78,900, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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 Salem metro area scores 45 for laundromats (lower middle), #210 of 364 scored metro areas.
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