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Laundromats in Monroe County, FL
How Monroe 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 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #700 of 785 scored counties
#36 of 36 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $73.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,131 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,406
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Monroe County is 21 (low), #700 of 785 scored counties and #36 of 36 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,131 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $73.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 58% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Monroe County has 14 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Monroe County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 6,881 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Population estimates show Monroe County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Monroe 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.
| Measure | Monroe County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $13.4M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,881 | 12,415 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.9% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,131 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $87,738 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $426K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,406−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 34,405
- Median age
- 48.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 983 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $87,738+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,520
- Median home value
- $780,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,028
- Daytime population
- 79,622Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Santa Rosa County, FL | 88 | 5 | 0.7 | $29.7M | +11.7% | #16 of 785 |
| 2Pasco County, FL | 85 | 18 | 0.8 | $24.6M | +19.1% | #31 of 785 |
| 3Lee County, FL | 85 | 26 | 0.8 | $24.2M | +14.4% | #32 of 785 |
| 4Flagler County, FL | 81 | 5 | 1.0 | $20.3M | +21.0% | #58 of 785 |
| 5Collier County, FL | 78 | 14 | 0.8 | $25.6M | +10.6% | #80 of 785 |
| 6Charlotte County, FL | 77 | 8 | 0.9 | $20.4M | +15.5% | #87 of 785 |
| 7St. Lucie County, FL | 75 | 13 | 0.9 | $19.2M | +21.4% | #103 of 785 |
| 8Lake County, FL | 74 | 18 | 1.1 | $16.9M | +18.1% | #114 of 785 |
| 9Sarasota County, FL | 73 | 18 | 0.8 | $23.9M | +10.0% | #118 of 785 |
| 10Orange County, FL | 73 | 59 | 1.1 | $17.7M | +6.7% | #129 of 785 |
| 36Monroe County, FL | 21 | 14 | 4.1 | $5.2M | −2.9% | #700 of 785 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 laundry20
- Clothing and shoe stores20
- Laundromats21
- Dry cleaners33
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Monroe County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 laundromats in Monroe County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Monroe County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $73.3M a year, or $2,131 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 34,405 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, FL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Monroe County has 4.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $5.2M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Monroe County would have about 6, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,881 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 80,406 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,405 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $87,738, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Monroe County scores 21 for laundromats (low), #700 of 785 scored counties.
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