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Laundromats in Black Hawk County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Black Hawk County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #576 of 785 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 11
- 4 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $101.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.3M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,532
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Black Hawk County comes to about $101.8M a year: $1,865 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 laundromats, that is $9.3M per laundromat, 26% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 11 laundromats on map listings in Black Hawk County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 36%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Black Hawk County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Black Hawk County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Black Hawk County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #576 of 785 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Iowa.
How Black Hawk 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.
| Measure | Black Hawk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.3M | $11.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 28,602 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −11.5% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,865 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,417 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 51 |
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
- 114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,532+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,563
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 232
- Median household income
- $66,417+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,158
- Median home value
- $188,900
- Jobs located here
- 75,052
- Daytime population
- 146,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for laundromats, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Black Hawk County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, IA | 73 | 8 | 1.3 | $16.2M | +4.6% | #130 of 785 |
| 2Polk County, IA | 67 | 35 | 1.7 | $12.4M | +4.8% | #194 of 785 |
| 3Scott County, IA | 62 | 9 | 1.2 | $16.5M | +0.4% | #237 of 785 |
| 4Linn County, IA | 60 | 16 | 1.7 | $12.1M | +0.7% | #266 of 785 |
| 5Black Hawk County, IA | 33 | 11 | 2.0 | $9.3M | +0.4% | #576 of 785 |
| 6Woodbury County, IA | 27 | 12 | 2.9 | $6.4M | +0.7% | #655 of 785 |
| 7Jasper County, IA | 26 | 5 | 3.3 | $5.7M | +0.9% | #665 of 785 |
| 8Webster County, IA | 18 | 5 | 3.3 | $5.6M | −0.4% | #721 of 785 |
| 9Muscatine County, IA | 15 | 6 | 3.5 | $5.4M | −3.0% | #747 of 785 |
Other business types in Black Hawk 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 stores39
- Laundromats33
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Black Hawk County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 laundromats in Black Hawk County. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Black Hawk County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Black Hawk County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $101.8M a year, or $1,865 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.3M 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 54,563 households in Black Hawk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Black Hawk County, IA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Black Hawk County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.3M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Black Hawk County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Black Hawk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Black Hawk County at 131,532 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,563 households. Median household income in Black Hawk County is $66,417, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Black Hawk County scores 33 for laundromats (lower middle), #576 of 785 scored counties.
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