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Laundromats in DeKalb County, IN

How DeKalb County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$32M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,872 a household
Spending per listing
$32M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
44,535
+2.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 laundromat in DeKalb County. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households.

Households in DeKalb County spend about $32M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,872 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $32M 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 DeKalb County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 laundromat on map listings, DeKalb County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How DeKalb County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 DeKalb County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureDeKalb CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.61.31.6
Spending per listing$32M$14.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,34511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.8%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,872$1,935$2,055
Median household income$74,331$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,535+2.9% since 2020
Households
17,096
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
363 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$74,331+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,977
Median home value
$194,100
Jobs located here
21,740
Daytime population
43,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, IN8850.8$26.9M+7.4%#17 of 785
2Allen County, IN72201.3$14.9M+4.2%#140 of 785
3Hancock County, IN7161.8$12.3M+13.5%#149 of 785
4Porter County, IN6271.0$20.7M+1.6%#234 of 785
5Vanderburgh County, IN6060.8$23.5M+0.9%#259 of 785
6Marion County, IN55471.2$16.1M+1.6%#320 of 785
7Clark County, IN5591.8$10.9M+7.5%#327 of 785
8Lake County, IN53291.5$13M+1.1%#341 of 785
9Madison County, IN49101.9$9.5M+3.8%#396 of 785
10Monroe County, IN4891.5$12.4M+1.9%#399 of 785
DeKalb County, INNot scored10.6$32M+2.9%

Other business types in DeKalb County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in DeKalb County, IN?

DeKalb County has 1 laundromat on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in DeKalb County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in DeKalb County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $32M a year, or $1,872 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 laundromat on map listings, it comes to $32M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,096 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.

How does DeKalb County, IN compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

DeKalb County has 1 laundromat on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is DeKalb County, IN growing?

Population estimates put DeKalb County at 44,535 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,096 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $74,331 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% 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. DeKalb County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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