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Laundromats in Pierce County, WA
How Pierce County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #101 of 785 scored counties
#7 of 18 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 34
- 6 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $705.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,008 a household
- Spending per listing
- $20.7M
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,288
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Pierce County comes to about $705.5M a year: $2,008 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $20.7M per laundromat, 66% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Pierce County has 34 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Pierce County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 21,958 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Pierce County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pierce County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pierce County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #101 of 785 scored counties and #7 of 18 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pierce 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 | Pierce County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $20.7M | $21.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 21,958 | 23,758 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.8% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,008 | $2,048 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $99,564 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 346 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Pierce 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 Pierce County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,288+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 351,330
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $99,564+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,504
- Median home value
- $526,600
- Jobs located here
- 329,848
- Daytime population
- 851,977Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for laundromats, numbered among those based in Washington, with Pierce County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Pierce 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 laundry68
- Clothing and shoe stores71
- Laundromats75
- Dry cleaners66
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Pierce County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 laundromats in Pierce County. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Pierce County, WA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $705.5M a year, or $2,008 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $20.7M 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 351,330 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pierce County, WA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Pierce County has 1.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $20.7M, 66% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Pierce County would have about 56, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,958 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Pierce County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Pierce County at 946,288 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 351,330 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $99,564, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Pierce County scores 75 for laundromats (high), #101 of 785 scored counties.
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