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Laundromats in White County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in White County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,688 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,250
−4.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 laundromats in White County. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households.

Households in White County spend about $9.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,688 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 laundromats, that is $4.8M per laundromat. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in White County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in White County.

Population estimates show White County declined 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 laundromats on map listings, White County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How White 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.

Laundromats in White County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWhite CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.51.71.6
Spending per listing$4.8M$12.8M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a10,62511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.3%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,688$2,141$2,055
Median household income$54,813$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$350K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in White 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 White County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,250−4.0% since 2020
Households
5,672
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
495 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$54,813+11.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,222
Median home value
$108,100
Jobs located here
4,152
Daytime population
11,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for laundromats, numbered among those based in Illinois, with White County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Will County, IL71291.2$20.2M+2.2%#142 of 785
2McLean County, IL6960.9$24.1M+0.1%#159 of 785
3DuPage County, IL69541.5$16.2M+0.3%#168 of 785
4Champaign County, IL68101.2$16.3M+1.8%#181 of 785
5Lake County, IL64361.4$18M+0.8%#212 of 785
6McHenry County, IL64161.4$17.3M+2.5%#215 of 785
7Peoria County, IL6060.8$24.8M−1.6%#258 of 785
8Sangamon County, IL5680.9$21.2M−1.0%#313 of 785
9Kane County, IL50351.9$12.4M+1.8%#380 of 785
10Grundy County, IL5052.4$9M+2.9%#384 of 785
White County, ILNot scored23.5$4.8M−4.0%

Other business types in White County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many laundromats are in White County, IL?

There are 2 laundromats on map listings in White County as of September 2026. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in White County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in White County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $9.6M a year, or $1,688 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,672 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.

How does White County, IL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

White County has 2 laundromats on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, White County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is White County, IL growing?

Population estimates put White County at 13,250 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,672 households. The median household income in White County is $54,813 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.2% 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. White County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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