What could a home laundry business bring in? Move the numbers to match your neighborhood — your rate, your regulars, your pace — and see the monthly gross. It’s an honest illustration, not a promise: your real income depends on your prices, your costs, and how much work you take on.
Run your numbers
Typical wash-and-fold rates run $1.50–$2.50/lb — $1.50 is the common rate, and same-day service can reach the top of the range.
A family’s weekly laundry usually lands around 20 lb.
Regulars are the whole business — they come back every week or two.
Weekly pickup is 4; every-other-week is 2.
The math: price per pound × pounds per order × orders per customer × regular customers. Card fees are Stripe’s standard rate. Our take is your plan — Plus $8/mo plus 4% when you get paid, or Unlimited $20/mo with 0%. Joining is free. The last line is before your own costs (detergent, utilities, gas).
Where the customers come from
Most pros land their first regulars close to home — neighbors, coworkers, parents at school pickup, a post in a local group. Five regulars is a realistic first goal, not a stretch: one route day a week, a few hours of washing and folding, and the numbers above start as a side income that can grow into the main one.
Starting in a specific state? The state and city guides walk through the rules, the filing fees, and the first steps, city by city.
Turn the illustration into your page
Your branded booking page, your prices, your customers — live the moment you finish signing up.