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Laundromats in Knox County, IN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$27.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,796 a household
Spending per listing
$9.1M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,652
−1.7% 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

At $1,796 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $27.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $9.1M per laundromat, 27% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 3 laundromats on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Knox County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 laundromats on map listings, Knox County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Knox 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 Knox County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureKnox CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.31.6
Spending per listing$9.1M$14.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,34511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.8%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,796$1,935$2,055
Median household income$61,237$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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Knox 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 Knox County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,652−1.7% since 2020
Households
15,169
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
516 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$61,237+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,721
Median home value
$137,700
Jobs located here
16,627
Daytime population
36,438Residents 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 Knox 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
Knox County, INNot scored32.0$9.1M−1.7%

Other business types in Knox County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Knox County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 laundromats in Knox County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Knox County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $27.2M a year, or $1,796 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.1M 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 15,169 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Knox County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.1M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Knox County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Knox County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Knox County at 35,652 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,169 households. Median household income in Knox County is $61,237, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Knox County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Knox County

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