hampr

Hampr is a Lafayette, Louisiana-based on-demand laundry company. Customers schedule a pick-up, leave a bag of laundry (a 13-gallon kitchen trash bag or a Hampr laundry bag) at their front door, and receive it back washed and folded the next day. Pricing is flat-rate per load rather than by weight, with a stated 24-hour turnaround and no additional fees, and the service is sold as a membership: early coverage described a membership that provided four Hampr hampers with users paying roughly $10-$15 per wash.

The work of washing is performed by "washrs" — local residents such as retirees, stay-at-home parents and remote workers who take on laundry jobs as a source of supplemental income. This hyper-local, contractor-based labor model is central to the company's cost structure; the founder has described the classification of gig workers versus W-2 employees as an existential issue for the business. Hampr has also extended beyond consumer laundry into last-mile delivery, launching Presto Health, a prescription delivery service, in pilot form in 2020.

The company markets itself as expanding city by city, and states on its site that it has processed 7.2 million pounds of laundry with a 4.9 average customer rating. It has signalled longer-term interest in eco-friendly operations, community-oriented physical spaces and robotics.

Founding story

Founder Laurel Hess, whose background was in PR and digital marketing for large companies including Verizon Wireless and American Airlines before starting her own digital marketing agency, conceived Hampr after realizing that groceries could be ordered on demand while laundry could not. At the same time a friend who was a stay-at-home mother was seeking flexible income but could not take driving or shopping gig work, which suggested pairing busy households with local caregivers and retirees willing to do laundry.

Business model

Consumer subscription/membership service for residential laundry, fulfilled by a network of independent local contractors ("washrs") who pick up, wash, fold and return laundry, with the company handling ordering, scheduling, routing and payments.

Flat per-load pricing rather than per-pound billing, sold through a membership; earlier coverage cited approximately $10-$15 per wash on top of a membership that included four Hampr hampers.

Traction

The company states it has handled 7.2 million pounds of laundry and holds a 4.9 average rating. In a 2023 interview the founder reported over 12,000 members across 15 states, a team of 20, around $7 million raised in venture funding and millions of dollars in revenue.

Latest developments

In April 2026 Hampr announced the acquisition of Southern California Laundry Co., including SoCal Laundromats, with Brandon Brahms appointed Chief Executive Officer and Kris Triplett appointed Chief Technology Officer.