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Laundromats in Dauphin County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Dauphin County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #365 of 785 scored counties
#19 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 29
- 16 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $266.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,198 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.2M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 293,351
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 laundromats in Dauphin County. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 55%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Dauphin County spend about $266.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,198 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $9.2M per laundromat, 26% 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Dauphin County in 2023. That is one for every 15,170 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $545K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Dauphin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dauphin County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dauphin County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #365 of 785 scored counties and #19 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Dauphin 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 | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.2M | $12.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,170 | 17,071 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,198 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,242 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2916 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $545K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 293,351+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 121,358
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 552
- Median household income
- $76,242+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,388
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 201,933
- Daytime population
- 355,122Residents 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 Dauphin 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 |
| 19Dauphin County, PA | 52 | 29 | 2.4 | $9.2M | +2.3% | #365 of 785 |
Other business types in Dauphin 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 laundry51
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats52
- Dry cleaners74
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Dauphin County, PA?
There are 29 laundromats on map listings in Dauphin County as of September 2026. 16 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Dauphin County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $266.7M a year, or $2,198 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.2M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 121,358 households in Dauphin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dauphin County, PA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Dauphin County has 2.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.2M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Dauphin County would have about 21, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,170 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Dauphin County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Dauphin County at 293,351 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,358 households. The median household income in Dauphin County is $76,242 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Dauphin County scores 52 for laundromats (upper middle), #365 of 785 scored counties.
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