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Laundromats in Vanderburgh County, IN
The laundromats in Vanderburgh County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #259 of 785 scored counties
#5 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
- $141M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $23.5M
- 88% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,995
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 laundromats in Vanderburgh County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Vanderburgh County comes to about $141M a year: $1,802 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $23.5M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 88% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Vanderburgh County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $143K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Vanderburgh County.
Population estimates put the population change in Vanderburgh County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Vanderburgh County is 60 (upper middle), #259 of 785 scored counties and #5 of 19 scored counties in Indiana.
How Vanderburgh 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 | Vanderburgh County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $23.5M | $14.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 15,345 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,802 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,648 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 52 |
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
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $143K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,995+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,270
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 772
- Median household income
- $61,648+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,065
- Median home value
- $184,000
- Jobs located here
- 109,446
- Daytime population
- 203,371Residents 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 Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh 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 laundry31
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats60
- Dry cleaners47
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Vanderburgh County, IN?
There are 6 laundromats on map listings in Vanderburgh County 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 Vanderburgh County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Vanderburgh County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $141M a year, or $1,802 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $23.5M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,270 households in Vanderburgh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vanderburgh County, IN compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Vanderburgh County has 0.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $23.5M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Vanderburgh County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Vanderburgh County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Vanderburgh County at 181,995 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,270 households. The median household income in Vanderburgh County is $61,648 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Vanderburgh County scores 60 for laundromats (upper middle), #259 of 785 scored counties.
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