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Laundromats in Philadelphia County, PA
How Philadelphia 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #604 of 785 scored counties
#36 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 156
- 13 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 80
- −3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,066 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,281
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
For laundromats, Philadelphia County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #604 of 785 scored counties and #36 of 43 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,066 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Philadelphia County spend about $1.4B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $9M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 156 laundromats on map listings in Philadelphia County as of September 2026. 13 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Philadelphia County was 80 in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 8,493 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $5.4M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Philadelphia County. Population estimates show Philadelphia County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Philadelphia 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 | Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $12.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,493 | 17,071 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.6% | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,066 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,953 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83 → 80−3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 218
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 112The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $5.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,281−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 679,428
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 134 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11,759
- Median household income
- $61,953+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,219
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 745,931
- Daytime population
- 1,658,281Residents 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 |
| 36Philadelphia County, PA | 31 | 156 | 2.3 | $9M | −1.6% | #604 of 785 |
Other business types in Philadelphia 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores47
- Laundromats31
- Dry cleaners39
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Philadelphia County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 156 laundromats in Philadelphia County. 13 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Philadelphia County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.4B a year, or $2,066 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 156 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9M 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 679,428 households in Philadelphia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Philadelphia County, PA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Philadelphia County has 2.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Philadelphia County would have about 112, against 156 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,493 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Philadelphia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Philadelphia County at 1,574,281 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 679,428 households. Median household income in Philadelphia County is $61,953, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. Philadelphia County scores 31 for laundromats (lower middle), #604 of 785 scored counties.
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