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Laundromats in the Walla Walla, WA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in the Walla Walla, WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$40.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,733 a household
Spending per listing
$20.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
62,361
−0.4% 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

Households in the Walla Walla metro area spend about $40.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,733 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 laundromats, that is $20.3M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 2 laundromats on map listings in the Walla Walla metro area as of September 2026. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Walla Walla metro area declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 laundromats on map listings, the Walla Walla metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Walla Walla metro 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 Walla Walla, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureWalla Walla metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.91.6
Spending per listing$20.3M$21.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a23,75811,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.8%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,733$2,048$2,055
Median household income$74,202$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
20 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 Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
62,361−0.4% since 2020
Households
23,447
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,270 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$74,202+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,236
Median home value
$408,900
Jobs located here
26,913
Daytime population
66,232Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Washington

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for laundromats, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Walla Walla metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Washington

Metro areas in Washington ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA861300.8$27.8M+3.3%#4 of 364
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA77870.9$23.4M+1.0%#26 of 364
2Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA7650.5$44.6M+2.7%#31 of 364
3Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA7550.4$45.6M+2.8%#37 of 364
4Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA72180.8$23.4M+3.5%#49 of 364
5Kennewick-Richland, WA66131.2$15.7M+6.5%#83 of 364
6Bellingham, WA63131.4$13.3M+3.9%#105 of 364
7Longview-Kelso, WA5351.1$15.1M+3.5%#162 of 364
8Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA5371.5$12.6M+5.0%#165 of 364
9Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA5251.0$19.7M+2.4%#168 of 364
Walla Walla, WANot scored20.9$20.3M−0.4%

Other business types in the Walla Walla metro area

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Walla Walla, WA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 laundromats in the Walla Walla metro area. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in the Walla Walla metro area: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $40.6M a year, or $1,733 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $20.3M 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 23,447 households in the Walla Walla metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Walla Walla metro area has 2 laundromats on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Walla Walla metro area would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is the Walla Walla, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Walla Walla metro area at 62,361 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,447 households. Median household income in the Walla Walla metro area is $74,202, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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 Walla Walla metro area has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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