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Laundromats in Benton County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Benton County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,049 a household
Spending per listing
$10.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
26,004
+1.8% 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

At $2,049 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $20.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $10.5M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Benton County has 2 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Benton County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benton County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 laundromats on map listings, Benton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Benton County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Benton County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.61.6
Spending per listing$10.5M$11.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a28,60211,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.5%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,049$1,967$2,055
Median household income$86,962$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Benton 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 Benton County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,004+1.8% since 2020
Households
10,202
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
716 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$86,962+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,158
Median home value
$208,200
Jobs located here
5,505
Daytime population
17,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for laundromats, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Benton County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, IA7381.3$16.2M+4.6%#130 of 785
2Polk County, IA67351.7$12.4M+4.8%#194 of 785
3Scott County, IA6291.2$16.5M+0.4%#237 of 785
4Linn County, IA60161.7$12.1M+0.7%#266 of 785
5Black Hawk County, IA33112.0$9.3M+0.4%#576 of 785
6Woodbury County, IA27122.9$6.4M+0.7%#655 of 785
7Jasper County, IA2653.3$5.7M+0.9%#665 of 785
8Webster County, IA1853.3$5.6M−0.4%#721 of 785
9Muscatine County, IA1563.5$5.4M−3.0%#747 of 785
Benton County, IANot scored22.0$10.5M+1.8%

Other business types in Benton County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Benton County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 laundromats in Benton County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Benton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Benton County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $20.9M a year, or $2,049 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.5M per laundromat. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,202 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Benton County, IA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Benton County has 2 laundromats on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending.

How fast is Benton County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 26,004 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,202 households. Median household income in Benton County is $86,962, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Benton County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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