How much should I charge to do laundry?

Question

I have a cleaning business, but I'm kind of slow right now so I was thinking of doing laundry to earn some extra cash. I'd go to people's house and wash, dry, fold/hang, and put away cloths. I'm thinking of charging 5$ a load, but I'm not sure if that's too much or too little. Personally I'd LOVE to have someone do my laundry for 5$.

I want to find people that live close to where I clean. That way it doesn't cost a lot in gas. (I'm spending 10-15$ a day right now.)

What do you think?

Answer 1

I agree, $5 is too little.   Go for $10 an hour at least.  Someone might have a million loads and you need to be paid for your time too.

Answer 2

You could probably get away with charging more than $5.  $5 seems like a steal for all the packing, washing, drying and folding that goes into a load of laundry.  I'd think about $10 would be good.