{
  "slug": "laundromat-revenue-projection",
  "title": "Laundromat Monthly Revenue Projection Calculator",
  "heading": "Laundromat Revenue & Profit Projection Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/laundromat-revenue-projection",
  "summary": "Project monthly revenue, expenses, and net profit for a coin or card laundromat.",
  "description": "This calculator rolls up an entire laundromat's monthly economics in one place: wash revenue from washers, dry revenue from dryers, ancillary income from vending and wash-dry-fold services, then subtracts utilities, rent, labor, and other fixed costs to land on net monthly profit. It's built for evaluating an existing store's asking price during a purchase, sanity-checking a new location's pro forma, or tracking whether your own store is hitting targets month over month. The single most useful output here is net margin — well-run laundromats typically net 20-35% of revenue after all costs, and if yours is well below that range, dig into utility cost per load and labor hours before assuming the location itself is the problem.",
  "formula": "Revenue = wash revenue + dry revenue + ancillary. Total cost = utilities + rent + labor + other fixed. Net profit = revenue − total cost. Margin = net profit ÷ revenue.",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=laundromat-revenue-projection",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "washRevenue",
      "label": "Monthly wash revenue",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 12000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "dryRevenue",
      "label": "Monthly dry revenue",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 9500,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ancillary",
      "label": "Monthly vending + WDF revenue",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 2200,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "utilities",
      "label": "Monthly utilities",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 5800,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "rent",
      "label": "Monthly rent",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 4500,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "labor",
      "label": "Monthly labor",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 3200,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "otherFixed",
      "label": "Other fixed costs (insurance, supplies, etc.)",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 1600,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "netProfit",
      "label": "Monthly net profit",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "revenue",
      "label": "Total monthly revenue",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "cost",
      "label": "Total monthly cost",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "margin",
      "label": "Net margin",
      "format": "percent",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "annualProfit",
      "label": "Annualized net profit",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Monthly wash revenue: 12000 $",
      "Monthly dry revenue: 9500 $",
      "Monthly vending + WDF revenue: 2200 $",
      "Monthly utilities: 5800 $",
      "Monthly rent: 4500 $",
      "Monthly labor: 3200 $",
      "Other fixed costs (insurance, supplies, etc.): 1600 $"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Monthly net profit: $8,600",
      "Total monthly revenue: $23,700",
      "Total monthly cost: $15,100",
      "Net margin: 36.3%",
      "Annualized net profit: $103,200"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter monthly wash revenue ($).",
      "Enter monthly dry revenue ($).",
      "Enter monthly vending + wdf revenue ($).",
      "Enter monthly utilities ($).",
      "Enter monthly rent ($).",
      "Enter monthly labor ($).",
      "Enter other fixed costs (insurance, supplies, etc.) ($).",
      "Read your monthly net profit on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "washRevenue": 7200,
        "dryRevenue": 5700,
        "ancillary": 1300,
        "utilities": 3500,
        "rent": 2700,
        "labor": 1900,
        "otherFixed": 1000
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "washRevenue": 12000,
        "dryRevenue": 9500,
        "ancillary": 2200,
        "utilities": 5800,
        "rent": 4500,
        "labor": 3200,
        "otherFixed": 1600
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "washRevenue": 19200,
        "dryRevenue": 15200,
        "ancillary": 3500,
        "utilities": 9300,
        "rent": 7200,
        "labor": 5100,
        "otherFixed": 2600
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What net margin should a healthy laundromat hit?",
      "a": "20-35% is a normal range for an owner-managed or lightly staffed unattended store; attended stores with heavier labor and wash-dry-fold service can still net 15-25% because WDF revenue carries its own labor cost baked in. Below 15% usually points to a rent or utility problem."
    },
    {
      "q": "How do I value a laundromat for sale using this?",
      "a": "Take the projected annual net profit (before any owner's salary you'd add back) and apply a multiple, typically 2-3.5x annual net for an established unattended laundromat depending on lease term remaining, equipment age, and location quality."
    },
    {
      "q": "Why is labor so low relative to other retail businesses?",
      "a": "Most laundromats run unattended or with a part-time attendant for a few hours a day, unlike a restaurant that needs continuous staffing. This low labor intensity is the core reason laundromats are marketed as semi-passive — but it also means owners need to personally handle machine breakdowns fast or contract a repair service."
    },
    {
      "q": "What's the biggest lever to improve margin?",
      "a": "Utility cost per load and machine utilization (turns per day) move margin more than almost anything else, because rent and base labor are largely fixed regardless of volume. A 10% improvement in utilization can add several points of margin with zero extra fixed cost."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/laundromat-turns-per-day",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/laundromat-utility-cost-per-load",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/laundromat-machine-payback"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Laundromat Monthly Revenue Projection Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/laundromat-revenue-projection)"
}