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Laundromats in Cass County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,806 a household
Spending per listing
$10.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,960
−1.2% 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 1 laundromat in Cass County. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cass County comes to about $10.6M a year: $1,806 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.6M per laundromat. 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 Cass County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Cass County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 laundromat on map listings, Cass County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cass 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 Cass County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.61.6
Spending per listing$10.6M$11.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a28,60211,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.5%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,806$1,967$2,055
Median household income$63,013$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,960−1.2% since 2020
Households
5,844
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
564 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$63,013+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,546
Median home value
$150,300
Jobs located here
5,421
Daytime population
12,873Residents 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 Cass 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
Cass County, IANot scored11.7$10.6M−1.2%

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Cass County, IA?

There is 1 laundromat on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Cass County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.6M a year, or $1,806 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 laundromat 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 5,844 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cass County has 1 laundromat 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 Cass County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 12,960 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,844 households. The median household income in Cass County is $63,013 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Cass County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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