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Laundromats in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area
The laundromats in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #92 of 364 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $187.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,911 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.4M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 239,979
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 laundromats in the Champaign-Urbana metro area. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $1,911 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Champaign-Urbana metro area spend about $187.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $14.4M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 15% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Champaign-Urbana metro area classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 32,741 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Champaign-Urbana metro area.
Population estimates show the Champaign-Urbana metro area grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the Champaign-Urbana metro area is 65 (upper middle), #92 of 364 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.
How the Champaign-Urbana metro area compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Champaign-Urbana metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $14.4M | $12.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 32,741 | 10,625 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,911 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,528 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $158K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Champaign-Urbana metro area, 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 the Champaign-Urbana metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 239,979+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 98,224
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $65,528
- Average household income
- $92,216
- Median home value
- $201,700
- Jobs located here
- 101,931
- Daytime population
- 245,150Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for laundromats, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Champaign-Urbana metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bloomington, IL | 72 | 6 | 0.9 | $24.1M | +0.1% | #48 of 364 |
| 2Champaign-Urbana, IL | 65 | 13 | 1.3 | $14.4M | +1.5% | #92 of 364 |
| 3Peoria, IL | 63 | 18 | 1.2 | $16.8M | −1.3% | #101 of 364 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 56 | 158 | 1.4 | $15.3M | −0.2% | #141 of 364 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 54 | 23 | 1.4 | $13.7M | −0.9% | #157 of 364 |
| 4Springfield, IL | 53 | 9 | 1.0 | $20M | −1.2% | #159 of 364 |
| 5Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 44 | 614 | 1.7 | $13.3M | 0.0% | #212 of 364 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 38 | 6 | 1.6 | $11.7M | +1.7% | #252 of 364 |
| 6Rockford, IL | 30 | 22 | 1.6 | $11.6M | −0.3% | #301 of 364 |
| 7Kankakee, IL | 23 | 9 | 2.2 | $8.9M | −1.7% | #334 of 364 |
Other business types in the Champaign-Urbana metro area
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 laundry47
- Clothing and shoe stores47
- Laundromats65
- Dry cleaners43
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area?
The Champaign-Urbana metro area has 13 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $187.7M a year, or $1,911 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $14.4M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,224 households in the Champaign-Urbana metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Champaign-Urbana metro area has 1.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $14.4M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Champaign-Urbana metro area would have about 15, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 32,741 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Champaign-Urbana metro area at 239,979 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,224 households. The median household income in the Champaign-Urbana metro area is $65,528 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Champaign-Urbana metro area scores 65 for laundromats (upper middle), #92 of 364 scored metro areas.
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