2,840
home appliance repairers worked in Florida
Florida had the highest estimated employment of home appliance repairers among states in May 2024.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024)Research & data
Appliance Repair & Ownership Statistics
Current U.S. figures on appliance repair, laundry and refrigerators. Every statistic links to its original source so writers, homeowners and industry professionals can check the detail behind it.
Last updated: July 28, 2026. Figures are U.S. nationwide unless a statistic says otherwise.
At a glance
Key appliance repair statistics
These numbers help put everyday appliance decisions into context, from the size of Florida's repair workforce to the energy and water used in a typical laundry room.
80%
of American homes have a clothes dryer
That makes dryer maintenance and repair a concern in a large share of U.S. households.
Source: ENERGY STAR Clothes Dryers (Accessed July 2026)300
loads of laundry are washed by the average American family each year
ENERGY STAR uses this annual average when explaining the energy and water impact of clothes washers.
Source: ENERGY STAR Clothes Washers (Accessed July 2026)20% / 30%
less energy / less water used by ENERGY STAR certified clothes washers
Compared with regular washers, ENERGY STAR says certified clothes washers use about 20% less energy and about 30% less water.
Source: ENERGY STAR Clothes Washers (Accessed July 2026)$530
estimated lifetime energy-cost savings for an ENERGY STAR certified clothes washer
This is ENERGY STAR's product-lifetime estimate; actual savings vary with household use and local utility rates.
Source: ENERGY STAR Clothes Washers (Accessed July 2026)9%
more energy efficient than the federal minimum for certified refrigerators
ENERGY STAR reports that certified refrigerators are about 9% more energy efficient than models meeting the federal minimum standard.
Source: ENERGY STAR Refrigerators (Accessed July 2026)1.5-2.0 kWh
of electricity used each day by a typical household refrigerator
The U.S. Department of Energy also notes that more than 100 million refrigerators are used in U.S. homes.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy, High-Efficiency Refrigerator with Cold Energy Storage (2023)75%
less energy used by a typical new refrigerator than its 1973 counterpart
The Department of Energy says today's typical new refrigerator also offers roughly 20% more storage capacity than a 1973 model.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy, proposed residential appliance standards (February 2023)$36.4 billion
in projected consumer savings from updated refrigerator and freezer standards
The Department of Energy projected this savings over 30 years of shipments, alongside nearly 101 million metric tons of cumulative carbon-dioxide reductions.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy, final residential refrigerator and freezer standards (December 2023)Sources & methodology
How this page is maintained
This reference page uses public data and product information from the U.S. Department of Energy, ENERGY STAR and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each statistic links directly to the source used. Figures are kept in their original context rather than combined into a new estimate.
People 1st Home Services reviews the sources regularly and updates this page when a key figure changes or a newer official release becomes available.
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