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Laundromats in Sarasota County, FL
How Sarasota 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #118 of 785 scored counties
#9 of 36 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 18
- 7 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $430.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,029 a household
- Spending per listing
- $23.9M
- 91% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 479,958
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,029 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Sarasota County spend about $430.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $23.9M per laundromat, 91% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Sarasota County has 18 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Sarasota County in 2023. That is one for every 11,169 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Sarasota County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Sarasota County is 73 (upper middle), #118 of 785 scored counties and #9 of 36 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sarasota 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 | Sarasota County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $23.9M | $13.4M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,169 | 12,415 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.9% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,029 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $83,416 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 187 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Sarasota 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 Sarasota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 479,958+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 212,204
- Median age
- 54.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $83,416+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,732
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 194,397
- Daytime population
- 481,661Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for laundromats, numbered among those based in Florida, with Sarasota County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Sarasota 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats73
- Dry cleaners75
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Sarasota County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 laundromats in Sarasota County. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Sarasota County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $430.6M a year, or $2,029 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $23.9M 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 212,204 households in Sarasota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sarasota County, FL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Sarasota County has 0.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $23.9M, 91% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Sarasota County would have about 34, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,169 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Sarasota County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Sarasota County at 479,958 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,204 households. Median household income in Sarasota County is $83,416, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.0%, 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. Sarasota County scores 73 for laundromats (upper middle), #118 of 785 scored counties.
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