A laundromat's revenue is set by its capacity: how many machines it has, how often each one runs, and what it charges. Enter your machine counts, vend prices, and turns per day to project daily, monthly, and annual revenue.
Laundromat revenue calculator
Estimate revenue from machine counts, vend prices, and turns per day.
Estimated monthly revenue$18,858
Estimated annual revenue$226,299
Per operating day$572
Per week$4,006
Washer turns per day4.0
Revenue per machine (monthly)$349
Healthy turns
Washer turns per day are strong, a sign of healthy demand for the store's capacity. Focus on holding that demand and adding margin.
Revenue is potential, not profit. Subtract rent, utilities, and labor in the cash flow calculator to see what the store actually keeps.
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This is an educational estimate, not financial advice or a formal valuation. Confirm all figures with the seller's records and your own advisors.
How to estimate a laundromat's revenue
Revenue in a laundromat is not a mystery, it is arithmetic. Multiply the number of washers by how many times each runs per day and by the price per cycle, do the same for dryers, add any vending or wash-and-fold income, and roll it up. The hard part is being honest about turns per day, because that is where hopeful sellers and hopeful buyers both go wrong.
Key takeaways
Revenue = machines x turns per day x price, plus other income.
Turns per day is the number that decides most stores.
Revenue is potential; profit is what survives rent and utilities.
Verify claimed turns against utility usage, which is hard to fake.
What are healthy turns per day?
Turns per day is the single best gauge of a store's health. The bands below are how operators read it. A store stuck at the bottom has a demand or marketing problem; one at the top may be ready for more machines or higher prices.
Typical washer turns per day. Below about 3 signals weak demand or oversupply; above 5 is a strong, busy store.
Why revenue is not the same as profit
A big revenue number is easy to fall in love with and easy to be misled by. A store can gross a lot and keep little if rent is high or the machines are power-hungry. Treat this figure as the top line, then move it into the cash flow calculator to subtract every cost, and into the valuation calculator to see what the resulting earnings are worth.
Growing the number
There are only three levers: more turns (marketing, hours, reliability), higher prices (when demand and competition allow), or more revenue per visit (vending, wash-and-fold, amenities). The owner's playbook covers each. Model a change here before you make it, so you know the payoff is real.
Common mistakes to avoid
Trusting a seller's turns-per-day claim without checking the utility bills.
Confusing gross revenue with what the store actually earns.
Assuming every machine runs at peak turns all day, every day.
Forgetting that a price increase usually beats chasing a few more turns.
Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate laundromat revenue?
Multiply the number of washers by the average cycles each runs per day (turns per day) and by the price per wash, do the same for dryers, and add any vending or wash-and-fold income. Multiply the daily figure by operating days to get weekly, monthly, and annual revenue.
What is a good turns-per-day number for a laundromat?
Many healthy stores run about 4 to 6 washer turns per day. Below roughly 3 suggests weak demand or an oversupplied market, while consistently high turns can mean the store is ready for more machines or a price increase.
Does higher revenue mean the laundromat is worth more?
Only if the revenue turns into cash flow. Laundromats are valued on a multiple of seller's discretionary earnings, not revenue, so a high-revenue store with punishing rent or utilities can be worth less than a smaller, leaner one.