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Laundromats in Delaware County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #557 of 785 scored counties
#13 of 19 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$78.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,696 a household
Spending per listing
$11.2M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
113,106
+1.2% 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 7 laundromats in Delaware County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

At $1,696 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Delaware County spend about $78.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $11.2M per laundromat, 10% below 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Delaware County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Delaware County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Delaware County is 35 (lower middle), #557 of 785 scored counties and #13 of 19 scored counties in Indiana.

How Delaware 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 Delaware County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.31.6
Spending per listing$11.2M$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+1.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,696$1,935$2,055
Median household income$58,127$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3552

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
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County

Population, 2025 estimate
113,106+1.2% since 2020
Households
46,256
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
286
Median household income
$58,127+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,454
Median home value
$139,400
Jobs located here
44,237
Daytime population
112,299Residents 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 Delaware 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
13Delaware County, IN3571.5$11.2M+1.2%#557 of 785

Other business types in Delaware County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Delaware County, IN?

There are 7 laundromats on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Delaware County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $78.4M a year, or $1,696 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.2M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,256 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delaware County has 1.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Delaware County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Delaware County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 113,106 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,256 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $58,127 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Delaware County scores 35 for laundromats (lower middle), #557 of 785 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for laundromats · All 56 business types in Delaware County

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