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Laundromats in Rhode Island

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Rhode Island, ranked by the Groundwork market score for laundromats, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
121
25 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
75
+1.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On clothing, shoes and related services
Listings per 10k households
2.7
69% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$8.7M
30% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#47 of 51
Market score 26 · Lower middle

A site report maps the laundromats on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 121 laundromats on map listings in Rhode Island as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 69% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Rhode Island comes to about $1.1B a year: $2,383 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $8.7M per laundromat, 30% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Rhode Island in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 5,888 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 3.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Rhode Island.

Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #47 for laundromats, with a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 32. Among 3 scored counties, Washington County scores highest (59).

Every market in Rhode Island for laundromats

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Rhode Island, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Rhode Island, ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA321822.7$8.8M+2.1%#294 of 364

Counties

Counties in Rhode Island, ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, RI5991.7$15.5M0.0%#273 of 785
2Kent County, RI38212.9$8.5M+1.8%#533 of 785
3Providence County, RI34863.3$6.8M+2.8%#571 of 785
Newport County, RINot scored20.5$48M−2.9%
Bristol County, RINot scored31.5$18.5M−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 laundromats on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many laundromats are in Rhode Island?

As of September 2026, map listings count 121 laundromats in Rhode Island. 25 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Rhode Island spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1.1B a year, or $2,383 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 441,570 households in Rhode Island and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rhode Island compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Rhode Island has 2.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $8.7M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 84, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,888 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for laundromats?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 32 (lower middle). Among 3 scored counties in Rhode Island, Washington County scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Rhode Island scores 26 for laundromats (lower middle), #47 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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