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Laundromats in Hancock County, IN

The laundromats in Hancock County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #149 of 785 scored counties
#3 of 19 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$73.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,198 a household
Spending per listing
$12.3M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
90,969
+13.5% 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 6 laundromats in Hancock County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Hancock County comes to about $73.6M a year: $2,198 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 laundromats, that is $12.3M per laundromat, 2% 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 Hancock County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County grew 13.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hancock County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #149 of 785 scored counties and #3 of 19 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hancock 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 Hancock County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.31.6
Spending per listing$12.3M$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+13.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,198$1,935$2,055
Median household income$93,186$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7152

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
61 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County

Population, 2025 estimate
90,969+13.5% since 2020
Households
33,474
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
306 sq. mi.
People per square mile
275
Median household income
$93,186+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,107
Median home value
$274,800
Jobs located here
27,824
Daytime population
66,104Residents 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 Hancock 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

Other business types in Hancock County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Hancock County, IN?

Hancock County has 6 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Hancock County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $73.6M a year, or $2,198 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12.3M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,474 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hancock County has 1.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12.3M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending.

How fast is Hancock County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 90,969 people in 2025, up 13.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,474 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $93,186 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. Hancock County scores 71 for laundromats (upper middle), #149 of 785 scored counties.

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

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