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Laundromats in Madison County, IN
How Madison County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #396 of 785 scored counties
#9 of 19 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,778 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.5M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,088
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 laundromats in Madison County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Madison County comes to about $95M a year: $1,778 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.5M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 24% 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Madison County in 2023. That is one for every 17,810 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Madison County.
Population estimates show Madison County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madison County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #396 of 785 scored counties and #9 of 19 scored counties in Indiana.
How Madison 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.
| Measure | Madison County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.5M | $14.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,810 | 15,345 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,778 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,037 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $101K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,088+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 53,429
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 452 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 292
- Median household income
- $63,037+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,039
- Median home value
- $161,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,528
- Daytime population
- 114,511Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for laundromats, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Madison County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, IN | 88 | 5 | 0.8 | $26.9M | +7.4% | #17 of 785 |
| 2Allen County, IN | 72 | 20 | 1.3 | $14.9M | +4.2% | #140 of 785 |
| 3Hancock County, IN | 71 | 6 | 1.8 | $12.3M | +13.5% | #149 of 785 |
| 4Porter County, IN | 62 | 7 | 1.0 | $20.7M | +1.6% | #234 of 785 |
| 5Vanderburgh County, IN | 60 | 6 | 0.8 | $23.5M | +0.9% | #259 of 785 |
| 6Marion County, IN | 55 | 47 | 1.2 | $16.1M | +1.6% | #320 of 785 |
| 7Clark County, IN | 55 | 9 | 1.8 | $10.9M | +7.5% | #327 of 785 |
| 8Lake County, IN | 53 | 29 | 1.5 | $13M | +1.1% | #341 of 785 |
| 9Madison County, IN | 49 | 10 | 1.9 | $9.5M | +3.8% | #396 of 785 |
| 10Monroe County, IN | 48 | 9 | 1.5 | $12.4M | +1.9% | #399 of 785 |
Other business types in Madison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry76
- Clothing and shoe stores80
- Laundromats49
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Madison County, IN?
Madison County has 10 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Madison County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $95M a year, or $1,778 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.5M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,429 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, IN compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Madison County has 1.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.5M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Madison County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,810 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 135,088 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,429 households. The median household income in Madison County is $63,037 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. Madison County scores 49 for laundromats (lower middle), #396 of 785 scored counties.
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