The laundry and dry-cleaning franchise sector includes both traditional full-plant operations and modern laundromats with unattended models.
Startup costs vary widely, but a few brands stand out for their scale, expansion trends, and revenue potential. Below are the top-ranked opportunities based on investment levels, system growth, network size, and available financial performance.
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$698,000 - $2,517,000
$1,375,000
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$351,000 - $1,515,000
$382,000
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$38,000 - $744,000
$387,000
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$263,000 - $2,998,000
$958,000
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$205,000 - $1,198,000
$1,006,000
Tide Cleaners offers professional dry cleaning and laundry services, providing customers with convenient and high-quality garment care solutions to keep their clothes looking fresh and clean.
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$1,375,000
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Tide Cleaners is the largest and most established dry-cleaning franchise in the country, backed by Procter & Gamble.
It ranks first thanks to its unmatched scale, strong brand power, and steady system-wide growth, combined with high average revenue.
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WaveMax Laundry offers professional and efficient self-service and full-service laundry solutions, providing a convenient and reliable option for individuals and businesses to handle their laundry needs.
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$382,000
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39.6%
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WaveMax is a modern laundromat model built around energy-efficient equipment and unattended operations.
It earns second place due to very strong revenue figures and extremely high franchisee growth relative to investment size.
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Martinizing Dry Cleaning is a dry cleaning franchise offering professional dry cleaning and laundry services, known for its quality, convenience, and customer care.
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$387,000
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Martinizing is a long-established dry-cleaning franchise offering pickup and delivery, locker systems, and plant operations.
Its ranking is driven by a well-balanced combination of scale, steady expansion, and accessible investment costs.
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CD One Price Cleaners is a garment-care franchise offering dry cleaning, laundry, and household textile services, serving busy households and professionals, and known for a simple flat-price menu, same-day turnaround, and in-store processes designed for speed, consistency, and everyday affordability.
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$958,000
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CD One operates a high-volume, single-price dry-cleaning model, known for operational efficiency and strong financial performance.
It ranks highly due to excellent revenue and strong growth despite a higher startup investment.
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Zips Cleaners is a dry-cleaning franchise known for its fast, eco-friendly, and affordable one-price dry-cleaning services for garments and household items.
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$1,006,000
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ZIPS is a value-driven dry-cleaning chain offering same-day service with flat-rate pricing.
It secures the #5 position with strong revenue and a good network size, though investment is moderately high.
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