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Laundromats in Chester County, PA
How Chester 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 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #23 of 785 scored counties
#1 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $603.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $28.7M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 557,116
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Chester County is 87 (high), #23 of 785 scored counties and #1 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for laundromats.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 laundromats in Chester County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Chester County spend about $603.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,948 per household, 43% above the U.S. average. That is about $28.7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 2.3 times 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Chester County in 2023. That is one for every 20,477 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $790K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Chester County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chester County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chester 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 | Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $28.7M | $12.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,477 | 17,071 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,948 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $127,208 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $790K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Chester 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 Chester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 557,116+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 204,774
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 751 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 730
- Median household income
- $127,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $168,836
- Median home value
- $485,600
- Jobs located here
- 267,811
- Daytime population
- 548,659Residents 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 Chester 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 |
Other business types in Chester 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 laundry75
- Clothing and shoe stores80
- Laundromats87
- Dry cleaners49
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Chester County, PA?
There are 21 laundromats on map listings in Chester County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) 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 Chester County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $603.7M a year, or $2,948 per household. That is 43% above the U.S. average (an index of 143, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $28.7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 204,774 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chester County, PA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Chester County has 1.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $28.7M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Chester County would have about 48, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,477 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Chester County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Chester County at 557,116 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 204,774 households. The median household income in Chester County is $127,208 a year, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Chester County scores 87 for laundromats (high), #23 of 785 scored counties.
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