Estimate Your True
In-House Laundry Cost

Use this calculator to estimate annual laundry volume, labor, utilities, supplies,
hidden operating costs, and your in-house cost per pound.

Then compare your result against an estimated outsourced laundry rate to see
where a commercial linen program may save time, labor, and overhead.

Laundry Cost Calculator
Estimate your true in-house laundry cost.

Estimate annual clean poundage, labor, supplies, utilities, hidden in-house costs, and cost per pound. Then compare that number against an editable outsourced laundry rate.

Annual clean poundage
0 lbs
Estimated from rooms, occupancy, and linen pounds.
$0
Estimated against the Elavo program rate below.
Cost Inputs

Start with the basics. The calculator includes default assumptions you can adjust.

Estimate Your Laundry Volume
Required
%
lbs
Typical range: 6–8 lbs for limited-service hotels, 10–13 lbs for fuller-service properties.
Estimated annual clean poundage: 0 lbs
Labor, Supplies & Chemicals
Annualized
Full-time employees dedicated to laundry.
Default full-time annual hours. Most operators can leave this at 2,080.
$
Wages, taxes, benefits, and payroll burden.
$
Default chemical estimate per clean pound.
$
Default annual estimate. Adjust if your actual supply cost differs.
Hidden In-House Costs
Editable estimate
$
Predicted rate per clean pound. Change it if your actual overhead differs.
$
Predicted rate based on laundry volume. Change it if your equipment or facility values differ.
Estimated overhead and depreciation: $0
Compare to Outsourcing
Editable estimate
$
Default Elavo estimate. Replace this if you already have a quoted outsourced rate.
Utility Assumptions
Default values
A therm is a unit of natural gas. Leave the default unless you know your usage.
$
Default utility rate. Adjust if you know your current gas cost.
Estimated electricity usage per 100 clean pounds.
$
Default utility rate. Adjust if you know your current electric cost.
Estimated water usage per clean pound processed.
$
Default water and sewer rate. Adjust if needed.
Estimated annual utilities: $0
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