Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Indiana
Laundromats in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area
The laundromats in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #311 of 364 scored metro areas
#7 of 11 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 23
- 7 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $243.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,895 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.6M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,538
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #311 of 364 scored metro areas and #7 of 11 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 laundromats in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area. 7 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area spend about $243.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,895 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.6M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 15% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 9,881 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area. Population estimates show the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area 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 | South Bend-Mishawaka metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.6M | $14.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,881 | 15,345 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,895 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $67,217 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $919K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 237 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area, 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 the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,538+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 128,459
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 948 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 342
- Median household income
- $67,217+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,813
- Median home value
- $196,600
- Jobs located here
- 135,103
- Daytime population
- 316,990Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for laundromats, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 77 | 84 | 1.0 | $20.9M | +5.4% | #27 of 364 |
| 2Evansville, IN | 73 | 10 | 0.9 | $21.6M | +1.6% | #44 of 364 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 72 | 101 | 1.1 | $18.6M | +2.7% | #52 of 364 |
| 3Fort Wayne, IN | 71 | 23 | 1.3 | $15.1M | +3.9% | #59 of 364 |
| 4Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 70 | 5 | 0.6 | $33.2M | +2.1% | #62 of 364 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 57 | 67 | 1.2 | $15.8M | +2.9% | #128 of 364 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 44 | 614 | 1.7 | $13.3M | 0.0% | #212 of 364 |
| 5Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 43 | 6 | 1.4 | $13.7M | −0.9% | #219 of 364 |
| 6Bloomington, IN | 41 | 10 | 1.5 | $12.7M | +2.0% | #234 of 364 |
| 7South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 28 | 23 | 1.8 | $10.6M | +0.1% | #311 of 364 |
Other business types in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area
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 laundry45
- Clothing and shoe stores46
- Laundromats28
- Dry cleaners58
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area?
The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area has 23 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $243.5M a year, or $1,895 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.6M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 128,459 households in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area has 1.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.6M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area would have about 20, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,881 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area at 324,538 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 128,459 households. The median household income in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area is $67,217 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area scores 28 for laundromats (lower middle), #311 of 364 scored metro areas.
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