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Laundromats in Vigo County, IN

The laundromats in Vigo County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #539 of 785 scored counties
#12 of 19 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
7
3 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$72.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,704 a household
Spending per listing
$10.3M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,512
+0.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 laundromats in Vigo County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Vigo County comes to about $72.2M a year: $1,704 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.3M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 18% 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 Vigo County in 2023. That is one for every 14,133 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Vigo County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Vigo County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #539 of 785 scored counties and #12 of 19 scored counties in Indiana.

How Vigo 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 Vigo County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureVigo CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.31.6
Spending per listing$10.3M$14.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishment14,13315,34511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.8%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,704$1,935$2,055
Median household income$52,976$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3752

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$671K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
73 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Vigo 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 Vigo County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,512+0.4% since 2020
Households
42,399
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
404 sq. mi.
People per square mile
263
Median household income
$52,976+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,677
Median home value
$148,500
Jobs located here
44,404
Daytime population
108,518Residents 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 Vigo 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
12Vigo County, IN3771.7$10.3M+0.4%#539 of 785

Other business types in Vigo County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Vigo County, IN?

There are 7 laundromats on map listings in Vigo County as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

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

About $72.2M a year, or $1,704 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.3M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 42,399 households in Vigo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Vigo County has 1.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.3M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Vigo County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,133 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Vigo County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Vigo County at 106,512 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,399 households. The median household income in Vigo County is $52,976 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Vigo County scores 37 for laundromats (lower middle), #539 of 785 scored counties.

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