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Laundromats in Lackawanna County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Lackawanna County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #563 of 785 scored counties
#33 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $182.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.6M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 69% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 216,502
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 laundromats in Lackawanna County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Lackawanna County spend about $182.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,064 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $7.6M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 39% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Lackawanna County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lackawanna County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Lackawanna County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #563 of 785 scored counties and #33 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Lackawanna 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 | Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $7.6M | $12.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 17,071 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,064 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,223 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 43 |
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
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 216,502+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 88,263
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 459 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 471
- Median household income
- $66,223+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,204
- Median home value
- $201,800
- Jobs located here
- 97,186
- Daytime population
- 217,834Residents 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 |
| 33Lackawanna County, PA | 35 | 24 | 2.7 | $7.6M | +0.5% | #563 of 785 |
Other business types in Lackawanna 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats35
- Dry cleaners58
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Lackawanna County, PA?
There are 24 laundromats on map listings in Lackawanna County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Lackawanna County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lackawanna County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $182.1M a year, or $2,064 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $7.6M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 88,263 households in Lackawanna County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lackawanna County, PA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Lackawanna County has 2.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $7.6M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Lackawanna County would have about 15, against 24 on map listings.
How fast is Lackawanna County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lackawanna County at 216,502 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,263 households. The median household income in Lackawanna County is $66,223 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Lackawanna County scores 35 for laundromats (lower middle), #563 of 785 scored counties.
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