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Laundromats in Fayette County, PA

The laundromats in Fayette County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #331 of 785 scored counties
#16 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$105.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,905 a household
Spending per listing
$21M
68% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,021
−4.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Fayette County comes to about $105.1M a year: $1,905 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $21M per laundromat, 68% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Fayette County has 5 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Fayette County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For laundromats, Fayette County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #331 of 785 scored counties and #16 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Fayette 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.

Laundromats in Fayette County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.91.6
Spending per listing$21M$12.2M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a17,07111,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.7%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,905$2,270$2,055
Median household income$58,236$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5443

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
123,021−4.3% since 2020
Households
55,182
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
791 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$58,236+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,754
Median home value
$143,200
Jobs located here
37,583
Daytime population
110,057Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for laundromats, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Fayette County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chester County, PA87211.0$28.7M+4.2%#23 of 785
2York County, PA76311.7$13.3M+3.6%#95 of 785
3Montgomery County, PA74431.3$21.8M+2.4%#110 of 785
4Bucks County, PA70311.2$22.3M+0.3%#150 of 785
5Centre County, PA7061.0$21.9M−0.4%#151 of 785
6Northampton County, PA70221.8$13.3M+3.7%#157 of 785
7Butler County, PA70151.9$12.9M+3.2%#158 of 785
8Lancaster County, PA68381.8$13.1M+1.9%#184 of 785
9Allegheny County, PA66891.6$14.1M−2.0%#200 of 785
10Westmoreland County, PA65241.5$14M−1.4%#208 of 785
16Fayette County, PA5450.9$21M−4.3%#331 of 785

Other business types in Fayette County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many laundromats are in Fayette County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 laundromats in Fayette County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Fayette County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Fayette County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $105.1M a year, or $1,905 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $21M 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 55,182 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fayette County, PA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Fayette County has 0.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $21M, 68% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Fayette County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Fayette County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 123,021 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,182 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $58,236, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Fayette County scores 54 for laundromats (upper middle), #331 of 785 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for laundromats · All 56 business types in Fayette County

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