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Laundromats in McHenry County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in McHenry County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #215 of 785 scored counties
#6 of 24 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $277.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,360 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.3M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,751
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 laundromats in McHenry County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in McHenry County comes to about $277.5M a year: $2,360 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 laundromats, that is $17.3M per laundromat, 39% 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 12 businesses with payroll in McHenry County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 9,800 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McHenry County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in McHenry County is 64 (upper middle), #215 of 785 scored counties and #6 of 24 scored counties in Illinois.
How McHenry 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 | McHenry County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $17.3M | $12.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,800 | 10,625 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,360 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $104,802 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $509K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 McHenry 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 McHenry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,751+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 117,594
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 603 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 518
- Median household income
- $104,802+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,520
- Median home value
- $308,100
- Jobs located here
- 93,473
- Daytime population
- 243,217Residents 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 McHenry 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 McHenry 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 laundry71
- Clothing and shoe stores76
- Laundromats64
- Dry cleaners56
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in McHenry County, IL?
McHenry County has 16 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in McHenry County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $277.5M a year, or $2,360 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $17.3M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 117,594 households in McHenry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McHenry County, IL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
McHenry County has 1.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $17.3M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, McHenry County would have about 22, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,800 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is McHenry County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McHenry County at 317,751 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,594 households. The median household income in McHenry County is $104,802 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. McHenry County scores 64 for laundromats (upper middle), #215 of 785 scored counties.
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