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Laundromats in Grays Harbor County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Grays Harbor County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #709 of 785 scored counties
#17 of 18 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $48.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,596 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.4M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,144
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
For laundromats, Grays Harbor County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #709 of 785 scored counties and #17 of 18 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 laundromats in Grays Harbor County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $1,596 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Grays Harbor County spend about $48.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $5.4M per laundromat, 57% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Grays Harbor County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Grays Harbor County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grays Harbor County 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.
| Measure | Grays Harbor County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.4M | $21.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 23,758 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.8% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,596 | $2,048 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,414 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 83 |
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
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,144+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 30,628
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $64,414+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,833
- Median home value
- $314,000
- Jobs located here
- 21,888
- Daytime population
- 66,472Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1King County, WA | 87 | 68 | 0.7 | $32.6M | +3.1% | #22 of 785 |
| 2Clark County, WA | 85 | 15 | 0.8 | $26M | +5.3% | #29 of 785 |
| 3Snohomish County, WA | 85 | 28 | 0.9 | $24.6M | +4.9% | #30 of 785 |
| 4Kitsap County, WA | 78 | 5 | 0.5 | $44.6M | +2.7% | #76 of 785 |
| 5Benton County, WA | 76 | 7 | 0.9 | $21.2M | +6.9% | #92 of 785 |
| 6Thurston County, WA | 75 | 5 | 0.4 | $45.6M | +2.8% | #96 of 785 |
| 7Pierce County, WA | 75 | 34 | 1.0 | $20.7M | +2.5% | #101 of 785 |
| 8Spokane County, WA | 73 | 15 | 0.7 | $25.9M | +3.2% | #117 of 785 |
| 9Whatcom County, WA | 66 | 13 | 1.4 | $13.3M | +3.9% | #201 of 785 |
| 10Cowlitz County, WA | 55 | 5 | 1.1 | $15.1M | +3.5% | #321 of 785 |
| 17Grays Harbor County, WA | 20 | 9 | 2.9 | $5.4M | +3.0% | #709 of 785 |
Other business types in Grays Harbor 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 laundry62
- Clothing and shoe stores68
- Laundromats20
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Grays Harbor County, WA?
There are 9 laundromats on map listings in Grays Harbor County as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Grays Harbor County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Grays Harbor County, WA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $48.9M a year, or $1,596 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5.4M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,628 households in Grays Harbor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grays Harbor County, WA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Grays Harbor County has 2.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $5.4M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Grays Harbor County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Grays Harbor County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Grays Harbor County at 78,144 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,628 households. The median household income in Grays Harbor County is $64,414 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Grays Harbor County scores 20 for laundromats (low), #709 of 785 scored counties.
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