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Laundromats in St. Lucie County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in St. Lucie County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #103 of 785 scored counties
#7 of 36 scored counties in Florida

Listings
13
5 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$249.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,813 a household
Spending per listing
$19.2M
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
402,449
+21.4% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in St. Lucie County comes to about $249.1M a year: $1,813 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 laundromats, that is $19.2M per laundromat, 53% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

St. Lucie County has 13 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 38%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in St. Lucie County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 19,636 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Lucie County grew 21.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, St. Lucie County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #103 of 785 scored counties and #7 of 36 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Lucie CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.41.6
Spending per listing$19.2M$13.4M$12.5M
Households per official establishment19,63612,41511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.9%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,813$1,922$2,055
Median household income$71,457$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7550

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$371K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
135 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County

Population, 2025 estimate
402,449+21.4% since 2020
Households
137,453
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
572 sq. mi.
People per square mile
630
Median household income
$71,457+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,466
Median home value
$347,300
Jobs located here
89,638
Daytime population
304,916Residents 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 St. Lucie 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

Other business types in St. Lucie County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in St. Lucie County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 laundromats in St. Lucie County. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

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

About $249.1M a year, or $1,813 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $19.2M 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 137,453 households in St. Lucie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Lucie County has 0.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $19.2M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, St. Lucie County would have about 20, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,636 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Lucie County, FL growing?

Population estimates put St. Lucie County at 402,449 people in 2025, up 21.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,453 households. Median household income in St. Lucie County is $71,457, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. St. Lucie County scores 75 for laundromats (high), #103 of 785 scored counties.

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