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Laundromats in Hernando County, FL

How Hernando County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #178 of 785 scored counties
#19 of 36 scored counties in Florida

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$143.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,737 a household
Spending per listing
$17.9M
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
221,701
+13.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 laundromats in Hernando County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in Hernando County spend about $143.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,737 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $17.9M per laundromat, 43% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Hernando County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hernando County grew 13.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Hernando County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #178 of 785 scored counties and #19 of 36 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hernando County compares

The same measures for Florida 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.

Laundromats in Hernando County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureHernando CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.41.6
Spending per listing$17.9M$13.4M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,41511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.9%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,737$1,922$2,055
Median household income$66,058$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6850

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
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Hernando 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 Hernando County

Population, 2025 estimate
221,701+13.3% since 2020
Households
82,475
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
473 sq. mi.
People per square mile
438
Median household income
$66,058+35.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,501
Median home value
$276,000
Jobs located here
51,235
Daytime population
179,810Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for laundromats, numbered among those based in Florida, with Hernando County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Santa Rosa County, FL8850.7$29.7M+11.7%#16 of 785
2Pasco County, FL85180.8$24.6M+19.1%#31 of 785
3Lee County, FL85260.8$24.2M+14.4%#32 of 785
4Flagler County, FL8151.0$20.3M+21.0%#58 of 785
5Collier County, FL78140.8$25.6M+10.6%#80 of 785
6Charlotte County, FL7780.9$20.4M+15.5%#87 of 785
7St. Lucie County, FL75130.9$19.2M+21.4%#103 of 785
8Lake County, FL74181.1$16.9M+18.1%#114 of 785
9Sarasota County, FL73180.8$23.9M+10.0%#118 of 785
10Orange County, FL73591.1$17.7M+6.7%#129 of 785
19Hernando County, FL6881.0$17.9M+13.3%#178 of 785

Other business types in Hernando County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many laundromats are in Hernando County, FL?

Hernando County has 8 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Hernando County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Hernando County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $143.3M a year, or $1,737 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $17.9M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,475 households in Hernando County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hernando County, FL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Hernando County has 1.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $17.9M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Hernando County would have about 12, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Hernando County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Hernando County at 221,701 people in 2025, up 13.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,475 households. The median household income in Hernando County is $66,058 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hernando County scores 68 for laundromats (upper middle), #178 of 785 scored counties.

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