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Laundromats in Cambria County, PA
How Cambria County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #483 of 785 scored counties
#27 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $107.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,922 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,968
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 laundromats in Cambria County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, 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.
At $1,922 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Cambria County spend about $107.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $12M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 4% below 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Cambria County in 2023. That is one for every 13,993 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cambria County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cambria County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #483 of 785 scored counties and #27 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Cambria 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 | Cambria County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $12M | $12.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,993 | 17,071 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,922 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,418 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $165K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Cambria 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 Cambria County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,968−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 55,973
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 688 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 191
- Median household income
- $58,418+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,237
- Median home value
- $121,000
- Jobs located here
- 48,495
- Daytime population
- 125,354Residents 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 Cambria 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 |
| 27Cambria County, PA | 42 | 9 | 1.6 | $12M | −3.2% | #483 of 785 |
Other business types in Cambria 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 laundry53
- Clothing and shoe stores55
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Cambria County, PA?
There are 9 laundromats on map listings in Cambria County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Cambria County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $107.6M a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,973 households in Cambria County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cambria County, PA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Cambria County has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,993 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Cambria County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Cambria County at 128,968 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,973 households. The median household income in Cambria County is $58,418 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Cambria County scores 42 for laundromats (lower middle), #483 of 785 scored counties.
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