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Laundromats in Peoria County, IL
How Peoria County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #258 of 785 scored counties
#7 of 24 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $149.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,917 a household
- Spending per listing
- $24.8M
- 99% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,553
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,917 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Peoria County spend about $149.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 6 laundromats, that is $24.8M per laundromat, 99% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 6 laundromats on map listings in Peoria County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Peoria County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Peoria County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For laundromats, Peoria County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #258 of 785 scored counties and #7 of 24 scored counties in Illinois.
How Peoria 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 | Peoria County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $24.8M | $12.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 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 | $1,917 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,108 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Peoria 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 Peoria County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,553−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 77,755
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 619 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 290
- Median household income
- $65,108+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,598
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 105,914
- Daytime population
- 205,092Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Peoria 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores30
- Laundromats60
- Dry cleaners50
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Peoria County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 laundromats in Peoria County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Peoria County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Peoria County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $149.1M a year, or $1,917 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $24.8M 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 77,755 households in Peoria County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Peoria County, IL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Peoria County has 0.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $24.8M, 99% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Peoria County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Peoria County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Peoria County at 178,553 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,755 households. Median household income in Peoria County is $65,108, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Peoria County scores 60 for laundromats (upper middle), #258 of 785 scored counties.
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