The average family in the United States does eight to ten loads of laundry every week, with almost 10% of this work in married households being done by women. It is estimated that over 70% of all water used by American households is used for doing laundry. A load of laundry lasts an average of one hour and 20 minutes, taking into account washing and drying. About 27% of laundry loads in the United States are washed again due to dissatisfaction with the result, with men being more likely than women to rewash a load of laundry.
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The amount of laundry done at Walt Disney World in a single day is roughly equivalent to one load per day for 52 years.
The average laundry detergent container in the United States weighs about 7 pounds (3.18 kg).
There are over 35,000 coin-operated laundries in the United States and in 2012 they earned nearly $5 billion US dollars (USD).
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