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Labor Cost % Checker

Is your attendant labor in line for an attended laundromat? Enter weekly attendant pay and weekly gross. We back into labor as a percentage of gross and compare it to the rule-of-thumb benchmark from the Attendants guide.

Labor cost percentage calculator

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Run the labor math

Enter weekly attendant pay (gross wages including any payroll burden you want included) and the store’s weekly gross revenue. We divide pay by gross to estimate labor as a percentage of gross, then compare it to the rule-of-thumb benchmark from the Attendants guide.

Gross wages paid to the attendant(s) for the week.

All revenue for the week (washers, dryers, vend, WDF).

Methodology

The math is simple. The benchmark thresholds are the rule-of-thumb taught in the Attendants guide:

labor_percent = (weekly_attendant_pay ÷ weekly_gross) × 100

≤ 8%        → green   (on target)
> 8%, ≤ 12% → yellow  (watch this)
> 12%       → red     (out of range)

Treat the green / yellow / red bands as a starting point, not a verdict. A store with strong wash/dry/fold revenue, a 24-hr attended schedule, or a high local minimum wage can run a higher labor ratio and still be healthy. For the full context, read the source article that informs these thresholds.

Read the Attendants guide

Want a second set of eyes?

We can read a real payroll stack alongside the seller’s P&L, traffic counts, and revenue mix — before you commit to a staffing model.

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