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Laundromats in Kauai County, HI
The laundromats in Kauai County, HI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #581 of 785 scored counties
#4 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $47M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,400
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 laundromats in Kauai County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $1,988 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Kauai County spend about $47M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $7.8M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 37% below 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 Kauai County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Kauai County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Kauai County is 33 (lower middle), #581 of 785 scored counties and #4 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii.
How Kauai County compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Kauai County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $16.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 16,415 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,988 | $2,058 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,668 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 57 |
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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Kauai 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 Kauai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,400+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,632
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $97,668+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,466
- Median home value
- $873,200
- Jobs located here
- 28,378
- Daytime population
- 63,469Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Honolulu County, HI | 68 | 34 | 1.0 | $21.1M | −2.3% | #177 of 785 |
| 2Hawaii County, HI | 46 | 11 | 1.5 | $12.3M | +4.6% | #431 of 785 |
| 3Maui County, HI | 44 | 9 | 1.6 | $12.6M | −2.5% | #455 of 785 |
| 4Kauai County, HI | 33 | 6 | 2.5 | $7.8M | +0.3% | #581 of 785 |
Other business types in Kauai 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 laundry23
- Clothing and shoe stores23
- Laundromats33
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Kauai County, HI?
There are 6 laundromats on map listings in Kauai County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Kauai County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Kauai County, HI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $47M a year, or $1,988 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $7.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,632 households in Kauai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kauai County, HI compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Kauai County has 2.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $7.8M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Kauai County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Kauai County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Kauai County at 73,400 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,632 households. The median household income in Kauai County is $97,668 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.9% 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. Kauai County scores 33 for laundromats (lower middle), #581 of 785 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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