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Laundromats in Lancaster County, PA
How Lancaster 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #184 of 785 scored counties
#8 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 38
- 6 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $496M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,331 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.1M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 563,159
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Lancaster County comes to about $496M a year: $2,331 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $13.1M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 38 laundromats on map listings in Lancaster County as of September 2026. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 13% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Lancaster County in 2023. That is one for every 21,275 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lancaster County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lancaster County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #184 of 785 scored counties and #8 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lancaster 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 | Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $13.1M | $12.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 21,275 | 17,071 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,331 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $86,959 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $838K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 386 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 563,159+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 212,748
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 944 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 591
- Median household income
- $86,959+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,346
- Median home value
- $301,100
- Jobs located here
- 258,003
- Daytime population
- 553,680Residents 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores55
- Laundromats68
- Dry cleaners77
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Lancaster County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 laundromats in Lancaster County. 6 of them (16%) 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 Lancaster County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $496M a year, or $2,331 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13.1M 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 212,748 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, PA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Lancaster County has 1.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13.1M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 40, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,275 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 563,159 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,748 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $86,959, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 68 for laundromats (upper middle), #184 of 785 scored counties.
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