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Laundromats in Berks County, PA
The laundromats in Berks County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #375 of 785 scored counties
#22 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 45
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $365.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,239 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 75% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 440,072
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Berks County spend about $365.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,239 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 45 laundromats, that is $8.1M per laundromat, 35% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Berks County has 45 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Berks County in 2023. That is one for every 16,324 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $520K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Berks County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Berks County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Berks County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #375 of 785 scored counties and #22 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Berks 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.
| Measure | Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $12.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,324 | 17,071 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,239 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $611K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 456 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $520K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Berks 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 Berks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 440,072+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 163,236
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 856 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,265
- Median home value
- $257,300
- Jobs located here
- 179,513
- Daytime population
- 404,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for laundromats, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Berks County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chester County, PA | 87 | 21 | 1.0 | $28.7M | +4.2% | #23 of 785 |
| 2York County, PA | 76 | 31 | 1.7 | $13.3M | +3.6% | #95 of 785 |
| 3Montgomery County, PA | 74 | 43 | 1.3 | $21.8M | +2.4% | #110 of 785 |
| 4Bucks County, PA | 70 | 31 | 1.2 | $22.3M | +0.3% | #150 of 785 |
| 5Centre County, PA | 70 | 6 | 1.0 | $21.9M | −0.4% | #151 of 785 |
| 6Northampton County, PA | 70 | 22 | 1.8 | $13.3M | +3.7% | #157 of 785 |
| 7Butler County, PA | 70 | 15 | 1.9 | $12.9M | +3.2% | #158 of 785 |
| 8Lancaster County, PA | 68 | 38 | 1.8 | $13.1M | +1.9% | #184 of 785 |
| 9Allegheny County, PA | 66 | 89 | 1.6 | $14.1M | −2.0% | #200 of 785 |
| 10Westmoreland County, PA | 65 | 24 | 1.5 | $14M | −1.4% | #208 of 785 |
| 22Berks County, PA | 51 | 45 | 2.8 | $8.1M | +2.7% | #375 of 785 |
Other business types in Berks County
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 laundry69
- Clothing and shoe stores75
- Laundromats51
- Dry cleaners70
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Berks County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 laundromats in Berks County. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Berks County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $365.5M a year, or $2,239 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $8.1M 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 163,236 households in Berks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berks County, PA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Berks County has 2.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $8.1M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Berks County would have about 29, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,324 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Berks County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Berks County at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in Berks County is $79,777, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Berks County scores 51 for laundromats (upper middle), #375 of 785 scored counties.
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