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Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Washington

Laundromats in the Ellensburg, WA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in the Ellensburg, WA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$35.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,792 a household
Spending per listing
$11.9M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,803
+4.2% since 2020

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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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Ellensburg area comes to about $35.8M a year: $1,792 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $11.9M per laundromat, 5% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

The Ellensburg area has 3 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in the Ellensburg area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ellensburg area grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 laundromats on map listings, the Ellensburg area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Ellensburg area compares

The same measures for Washington 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.

Laundromats in Ellensburg, WA area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureEllensburg areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.50.91.6
Spending per listing$11.9M$21.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a23,75811,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.8%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,792$2,048$2,055
Median household income$73,804$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored83

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 the Ellensburg 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 Ellensburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
48,803+4.2% since 2020
Households
19,993
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,297 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$73,804+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,663
Median home value
$497,400
Jobs located here
18,312
Daytime population
44,464Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Washington

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for laundromats, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Ellensburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in Washington

Small-town markets in Washington ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Moses Lake, WA7161.7$9.9M+6.3%#27 of 150
2Port Angeles, WA6161.7$9.9M+1.1%#43 of 150
3Centralia, WA5582.4$7M+6.7%#55 of 150
4Aberdeen, WA3592.9$5.4M+3.0%#116 of 150
Ellensburg, WANot scored31.5$11.9M+4.2%

Other business types in the Ellensburg area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Ellensburg, WA area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 laundromats in the Ellensburg area. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in the Ellensburg area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Ellensburg, WA area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $35.8M a year, or $1,792 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.9M 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 19,993 households in the Ellensburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Ellensburg, WA area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Ellensburg area has 1.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.9M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending.

How fast is the Ellensburg, WA area growing?

Population estimates put the Ellensburg area at 48,803 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,993 households. Median household income in the Ellensburg area is $73,804, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ellensburg area has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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