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Laundromats in Marion County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Marion County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #320 of 785 scored counties
#6 of 19 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 47
- 20 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $754.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,884 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.1M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 992,196
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 laundromats in Marion County. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Marion County comes to about $754.4M a year: $1,884 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 47 laundromats, that is $16.1M per laundromat, 28% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Marion County was 31 in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 12,917 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Marion County.
Population estimates show Marion County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Marion County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #320 of 785 scored counties and #6 of 19 scored counties in Indiana.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $16.1M | $14.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,917 | 15,345 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.1% | −5.8% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,884 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,346 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 31−3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 312
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4720 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 992,196+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 400,432
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,464
- Median household income
- $66,346+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,680
- Median home value
- $224,000
- Jobs located here
- 662,636
- Daytime population
- 1,168,106Residents 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 Marion 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 Marion 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores44
- Laundromats55
- Dry cleaners45
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Marion County, IN?
There are 47 laundromats on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. 20 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Marion County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $754.4M a year, or $1,884 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $16.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 400,432 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, IN compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Marion County has 1.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $16.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Marion County would have about 60, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,917 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 992,196 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 400,432 households. The median household income in Marion County is $66,346 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. Marion County scores 55 for laundromats (upper middle), #320 of 785 scored counties.
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