Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Pennsylvania
Laundromats in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #216 of 364 scored metro areas
#10 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 52
- 10 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $479.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,047 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.2M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 574,418
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area spend about $479.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,047 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $9.2M per laundromat, 26% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 52 laundromats on map listings in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 19%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 19,519 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $473K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #216 of 364 scored metro areas and #10 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.
How the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area 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 | Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.2M | $12.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,519 | 17,071 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,047 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,158 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $979K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $473K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area, 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 the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 574,418+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 234,230
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,746 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 326
- Median household income
- $65,158+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,979
- Median home value
- $187,200
- Jobs located here
- 252,886
- Daytime population
- 571,216Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York-Hanover, PA | 75 | 31 | 1.7 | $13.3M | +3.6% | #41 of 364 |
| 2State College, PA | 71 | 6 | 1.0 | $21.9M | −0.4% | #55 of 364 |
| 3Pittsburgh, PA | 64 | 175 | 1.6 | $13.6M | −1.3% | #95 of 364 |
| 4Lancaster, PA | 64 | 38 | 1.8 | $13.1M | +1.9% | #96 of 364 |
| 5Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 58 | 410 | 1.7 | $14.7M | +1.4% | #121 of 364 |
| 6Gettysburg, PA | 57 | 8 | 2.0 | $11.5M | +3.6% | #136 of 364 |
| 7Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 51 | 50 | 2.0 | $11.2M | +4.2% | #174 of 364 |
| 8Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 48 | 72 | 2.1 | $11M | +3.0% | #191 of 364 |
| 9Chambersburg, PA | 45 | 15 | 2.4 | $9.2M | +3.0% | #211 of 364 |
| 10Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 44 | 52 | 2.2 | $9.2M | +1.4% | #216 of 364 |
Other business types in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area
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 stores58
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners56
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 laundromats in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area. 10 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $479.6M a year, or $2,047 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 52 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.2M 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 234,230 households in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area has 2.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 38% 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 U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area would have about 38, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,519 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area at 574,418 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 234,230 households. Median household income in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area is $65,158, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.8%, 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. The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro area scores 44 for laundromats (lower middle), #216 of 364 scored metro areas.
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