Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating facilities with coin- or card-operated or similar self-service laundry and drycleaning equipment for customer use on the premises and/or (2) supplying and servicing coin- or card-operated or similar self-service laundry and drycleaning equipment for customer use in places of business operated by others, such as apartments and dormitories.
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Other Services (except Public Administration) sector comprises establishments engaged in providing services not specifically provided for elsewhere in the classification system. Establishments in this sector are primarily engaged in activities such as equipment and machinery repairing, promoting or administering religious activities, grantmaking, advocacy, and providing drycleaning and laundry services, personal care services, death care services, pet care (except veterinary) services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services. Private households that engage in employing workers on or about the premises in activities primarily concerned with the operation of the household are included in this sector. Excluded from this sector are establishments primarily engaged in retailing new equipment and also performing repairs and general maintenance on equipment. These establishments are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade. |
| 812 | Personal and Laundry Services 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Personal and Laundry Services subsector group establishments that provide personal and laundry services to individuals, households, and businesses. Services performed include: personal care services; death care services; laundry and drycleaning services; and a wide range of other personal services, such as pet care (except veterinary) services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services. The Personal and Laundry Services subsector is by no means all-inclusive of the services that could be termed personal services (i.e., those provided to individuals rather than businesses). There are many other subsectors, as well as sectors, that provide services to persons. Establishments providing legal, accounting, tax preparation, architectural, portrait photography, and similar professional services are classified in Sector 54, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; those providing job placement, travel arrangement, home security, interior and exterior house cleaning, exterminating, lawn and garden care, and similar support services are classified in Sector 56, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services; those providing health and social services are classified in Sector 62, Health Care and Social Assistance; those providing amusement and recreation services are classified in Sector 71, Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; those providing educational instruction are classified in Sector 61, Educational Services; those providing repair services are classified in Subsector 811, Repair and Maintenance; and those providing spiritual, civic, and advocacy services are classified in Subsector 813, Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations. |
| 8123 | Drycleaning and Laundry Services 4-digit industry group | This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating coin- or card-operated or similar self-service laundries and drycleaners; providing drycleaning and laundry services (except coin- or card-operated); and supplying, on a rental or contract basis, laundered items (e.g., uniforms, gowns, shop towels, etc.). Included in this industry group are establishments primarily engaged in supplying and servicing coin- or card-operated laundry and drycleaning equipment in places of business operated by others, such as apartments and dormitories. |
| 81231 | Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 812310. |
| 812310 | Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners 6-digit U.S. detail | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating facilities with coin- or card-operated or similar self-service laundry and drycleaning equipment for customer use on the premises and/or (2) supplying and servicing coin- or card-operated or similar self-service laundry and drycleaning equipment for customer use in places of business operated by others, such as apartments and dormitories. |
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Index Items
Automatic laundries, coin-operated
Coin-operated drycleaners and laundries
Coin-operated laundry and drycleaning routes (i.e., concession operators)
Drycleaning machine routes (i.e., concession operators), coin-operated or similar self-service
Drycleaning services, coin-operated or similar self-service
Launderettes
Laundries, coin-operated or similar self-service
Laundromats
Laundry machine routes (i.e., concession operators), coin-operated or similar self-service
Laundry services, coin-operated or similar self-service
Self-service drycleaners and laundries
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 812310.
National Laundromat & Laundrette Association
The leading trade association representing the coin-operated laundry and dry cleaning industry in North America.
United States Census Bureau NAICS Search
Official government resource providing detailed industry definitions and statistical data for NAICS code 812310.
Angi Directory for Coin-Operated Laundry Services
Industry directory listing local coin-operated laundromats and dry cleaners for consumer reference and reviews.
