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Laundromats in Allegheny County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Allegheny County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #200 of 785 scored counties
#9 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
89
12 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,299 a household
Spending per listing
$14.1M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,225,035
−2.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 89 laundromats in Allegheny County. Chain locations make up 13% 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.

At $2,299 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Allegheny County spend about $1.3B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 89 laundromats, that is $14.1M per laundromat, 13% 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Allegheny County in 2023. That is one for every 34,113 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Allegheny County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegheny County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Allegheny County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #200 of 785 scored counties and #9 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Allegheny County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Allegheny County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.61.91.6
Spending per listing$14.1M$12.2M$12.5M
Households per official establishment34,11317,07111,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.7%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,299$2,270$2,055
Median household income$78,548$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6643

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 16
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8912 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$3.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,225,035−2.0% since 2020
Households
545,802
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,696
Median household income
$78,548+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,072
Median home value
$227,600
Jobs located here
728,045
Daytime population
1,373,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for laundromats, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Allegheny County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chester County, PA87211.0$28.7M+4.2%#23 of 785
2York County, PA76311.7$13.3M+3.6%#95 of 785
3Montgomery County, PA74431.3$21.8M+2.4%#110 of 785
4Bucks County, PA70311.2$22.3M+0.3%#150 of 785
5Centre County, PA7061.0$21.9M−0.4%#151 of 785
6Northampton County, PA70221.8$13.3M+3.7%#157 of 785
7Butler County, PA70151.9$12.9M+3.2%#158 of 785
8Lancaster County, PA68381.8$13.1M+1.9%#184 of 785
9Allegheny County, PA66891.6$14.1M−2.0%#200 of 785
10Westmoreland County, PA65241.5$14M−1.4%#208 of 785

Other business types in Allegheny County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Allegheny County, PA?

There are 89 laundromats on map listings in Allegheny County as of September 2026. 12 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Allegheny County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1.3B a year, or $2,299 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $14.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 545,802 households in Allegheny County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allegheny County, PA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Allegheny County has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $14.1M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Allegheny County would have about 100, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 34,113 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Allegheny County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Allegheny County at 1,225,035 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 545,802 households. The median household income in Allegheny County is $78,548 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Allegheny County scores 66 for laundromats (upper middle), #200 of 785 scored counties.

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