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Laundromats in Baxter County, AR
The laundromats in Baxter County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #718 of 785 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,574 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 94% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,982
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Baxter County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #718 of 785 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,574 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Baxter County spend about $30.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $5.1M per laundromat, 59% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 6 laundromats on map listings in Baxter County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Baxter County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Baxter County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Baxter County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the laundromats counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Baxter County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $12.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 22,754 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,574 | $1,725 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $48,452 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Baxter County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Baxter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,982+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,348
- Median age
- 51.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $48,452+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,486
- Median home value
- $174,600
- Jobs located here
- 16,323
- Daytime population
- 43,148Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for laundromats, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Baxter County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 92 | 9 | 0.8 | $26.5M | +16.0% | #10 of 785 |
| 2Faulkner County, AR | 69 | 5 | 1.0 | $17.7M | +8.2% | #164 of 785 |
| 3Washington County, AR | 59 | 13 | 1.3 | $13.9M | +9.9% | #279 of 785 |
| 4Craighead County, AR | 52 | 6 | 1.4 | $12.8M | +4.8% | #353 of 785 |
| 5Pulaski County, AR | 48 | 23 | 1.3 | $13.5M | +1.3% | #398 of 785 |
| 6Lonoke County, AR | 44 | 5 | 1.8 | $10.3M | +3.5% | #461 of 785 |
| 7Garland County, AR | 39 | 5 | 1.1 | $14.4M | −0.6% | #515 of 785 |
| 8Sebastian County, AR | 30 | 10 | 1.9 | $8.8M | +2.2% | #612 of 785 |
| 9White County, AR | 29 | 6 | 2.0 | $7.9M | +4.2% | #634 of 785 |
| 10Cleburne County, AR | 20 | 5 | 4.8 | $3.4M | +3.9% | #712 of 785 |
| 11Baxter County, AR | 19 | 6 | 3.1 | $5.1M | +3.1% | #718 of 785 |
Other business types in Baxter County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry29
- Clothing and shoe stores30
- Laundromats19
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Baxter County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 laundromats in Baxter County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Baxter County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Baxter County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30.5M a year, or $1,574 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per laundromat. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,348 households in Baxter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baxter County, AR compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Baxter County has 3.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $5.1M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Baxter County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Baxter County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Baxter County at 42,982 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,348 households. Median household income in Baxter County is $48,452, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.7%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Baxter County scores 19 for laundromats (low), #718 of 785 scored counties.
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