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Laundromats in Lake County, IL
The laundromats in Lake County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #212 of 785 scored counties
#5 of 24 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 36
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $648.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,510 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 719,339
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Lake County comes to about $648.8M a year: $2,510 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $18M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 44% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Lake County has 36 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Lake County in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 11,237 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $799K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Lake County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #212 of 785 scored counties and #5 of 24 scored counties in Illinois.
How Lake County 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 | Lake County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $18M | $12.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,237 | 10,625 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.0% | +3.3% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,510 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $110,416 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 23−8.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 363 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $799K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 719,339+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 258,455
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 444 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,610
- Median household income
- $110,416+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $155,726
- Median home value
- $345,700
- Jobs located here
- 328,525
- Daytime population
- 712,545Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for laundromats, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Lake County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Will County, IL | 71 | 29 | 1.2 | $20.2M | +2.2% | #142 of 785 |
| 2McLean County, IL | 69 | 6 | 0.9 | $24.1M | +0.1% | #159 of 785 |
| 3DuPage County, IL | 69 | 54 | 1.5 | $16.2M | +0.3% | #168 of 785 |
| 4Champaign County, IL | 68 | 10 | 1.2 | $16.3M | +1.8% | #181 of 785 |
| 5Lake County, IL | 64 | 36 | 1.4 | $18M | +0.8% | #212 of 785 |
| 6McHenry County, IL | 64 | 16 | 1.4 | $17.3M | +2.5% | #215 of 785 |
| 7Peoria County, IL | 60 | 6 | 0.8 | $24.8M | −1.6% | #258 of 785 |
| 8Sangamon County, IL | 56 | 8 | 0.9 | $21.2M | −1.0% | #313 of 785 |
| 9Kane County, IL | 50 | 35 | 1.9 | $12.4M | +1.8% | #380 of 785 |
| 10Grundy County, IL | 50 | 5 | 2.4 | $9M | +2.9% | #384 of 785 |
Other business types in Lake 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 laundry45
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats64
- Dry cleaners34
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Lake County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 laundromats in Lake County. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $648.8M a year, or $2,510 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $18M 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 258,455 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Lake County has 1.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $18M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Lake County would have about 52, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,237 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 719,339 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 258,455 households. Median household income in Lake County is $110,416, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Lake County scores 64 for laundromats (upper middle), #212 of 785 scored counties.
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