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Laundromats in Cumberland County, PA
How Cumberland 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #209 of 785 scored counties
#11 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 18
- 7 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $251.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,361 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,270
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 laundromats in Cumberland County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 39%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cumberland County comes to about $251.3M a year: $2,361 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $14M per laundromat, 12% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Cumberland County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 10,643 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Cumberland County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #209 of 785 scored counties and #11 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Cumberland 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 | Cumberland County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $14M | $12.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,643 | 17,071 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,361 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $87,494 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 187 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,270+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 106,427
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 546 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 492
- Median household income
- $87,494+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,877
- Median home value
- $277,600
- Jobs located here
- 138,979
- Daytime population
- 287,576Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Cumberland County, PA | 65 | 18 | 1.7 | $14M | +6.5% | #209 of 785 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores72
- Laundromats65
- Dry cleaners66
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Cumberland County, PA?
Cumberland County has 18 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (39%) 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 Cumberland County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $251.3M a year, or $2,361 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $14M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 106,427 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Cumberland County has 1.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $14M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 20, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,643 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 277,270 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,427 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $87,494 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Cumberland County scores 65 for laundromats (upper middle), #209 of 785 scored counties.
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