Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Illinois
Laundromats in the Ottawa, IL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in the Ottawa, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #103 of 150 scored small-town markets
#3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 20
- 7 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $117.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,902
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Ottawa area spend about $117.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,906 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.9M per laundromat, 53% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 20 laundromats on map listings in the Ottawa area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Ottawa area was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 7,733 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Ottawa area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the Ottawa area is 39 (lower middle), #103 of 150 scored small-town markets and #3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Ottawa 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 | Ottawa area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $12.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,733 | 10,625 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,906 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,230 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $185K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 207 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 the Ottawa 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 Ottawa area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,902−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 61,866
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,164 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $72,230+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,689
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,301
- Daytime population
- 131,372Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for laundromats, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Ottawa area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Quincy, IL-MO | 59 | 6 | 1.9 | $9.4M | −2.0% | #49 of 150 |
| 2Sterling, IL | 39 | 6 | 2.6 | $7M | −2.6% | #101 of 150 |
| 3Ottawa, IL | 39 | 20 | 3.2 | $5.9M | −1.6% | #103 of 150 |
| 4Centralia, IL | 24 | 5 | 3.2 | $5.4M | −3.4% | #137 of 150 |
Other business types in the Ottawa 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 laundry46
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats39
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Ottawa, IL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 laundromats in the Ottawa area. 7 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in the Ottawa, IL area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $117.9M a year, or $1,906 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 61,866 households in the Ottawa area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ottawa, IL area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Ottawa area has 3.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $5.9M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Ottawa area would have about 9, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,733 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is the Ottawa, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Ottawa area at 145,902 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,866 households. Median household income in the Ottawa area is $72,230, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ottawa area scores 39 for laundromats (lower middle), #103 of 150 scored small-town markets.
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