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Laundromats in Shawnee County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #277 of 785 scored counties
#2 of 6 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$141.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,877 a household
Spending per listing
$14.2M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
178,607
0.0% 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 10 laundromats in Shawnee County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.3, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

At $1,877 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Shawnee County spend about $141.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $14.2M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 13% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Shawnee County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 25,153 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Shawnee County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Shawnee County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #277 of 785 scored counties and #2 of 6 scored counties in Kansas.

How Shawnee County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Shawnee County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureShawnee CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.41.6
Spending per listing$14.2M$14.1M$12.5M
Households per official establishment25,15318,34511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,877$1,989$2,055
Median household income$67,104$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score5950

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
101 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Shawnee 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 Shawnee County

Population, 2025 estimate
178,6070.0% since 2020
Households
75,458
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
544 sq. mi.
People per square mile
327
Median household income
$67,104+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,163
Median home value
$180,900
Jobs located here
103,349
Daytime population
200,016Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, KS87170.7$36M+4.2%#21 of 785
2Shawnee County, KS59101.3$14.2M0.0%#277 of 785
3Douglas County, KS5871.4$14.3M+1.8%#291 of 785
4Sedgwick County, KS57331.6$12M+2.6%#307 of 785
5Wyandotte County, KS21162.6$6.9M+1.0%#697 of 785
6Reno County, KS1962.3$7.5M−0.6%#715 of 785

Other business types in Shawnee County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Shawnee County, KS?

There are 10 laundromats on map listings in Shawnee County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Shawnee County, KS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $141.6M a year, or $1,877 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $14.2M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 75,458 households in Shawnee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Shawnee County, KS compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Shawnee County has 1.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $14.2M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Shawnee County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 25,153 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Shawnee County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Shawnee County at 178,607 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 75,458 households. The median household income in Shawnee County is $67,104 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.2% 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. Shawnee County scores 59 for laundromats (upper middle), #277 of 785 scored counties.

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