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Laundromats in LaSalle County, IL
The laundromats in LaSalle County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #728 of 785 scored counties
#22 of 24 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 18
- 7 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $87.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,922 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,773
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
For laundromats, LaSalle County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #728 of 785 scored counties and #22 of 24 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in LaSalle County spend about $87.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,922 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 laundromats, that is $4.8M per laundromat, 61% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 18 laundromats on map listings in LaSalle County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in LaSalle County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 7,562 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of LaSalle County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How LaSalle 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 | LaSalle County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $12.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,562 | 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 | $1,922 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $73,045 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $114K
- 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
- 7The 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 LaSalle 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 LaSalle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,773−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 45,373
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,135 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $73,045+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,009
- Median home value
- $161,900
- Jobs located here
- 39,709
- Daytime population
- 97,993Residents 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 LaSalle 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 |
| 22LaSalle County, IL | 17 | 18 | 4.0 | $4.8M | −1.5% | #728 of 785 |
Other business types in LaSalle 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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats17
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in LaSalle County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 laundromats in LaSalle County. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in LaSalle County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $87.2M a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 45,373 households in LaSalle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does LaSalle County, IL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
LaSalle County has 4.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $4.8M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, LaSalle County would have about 7, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,562 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is LaSalle County, IL growing?
Population estimates put LaSalle County at 107,773 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,373 households. Median household income in LaSalle County is $73,045, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. LaSalle County scores 17 for laundromats (low), #728 of 785 scored counties.
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