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Laundromats in Barren County, KY

The laundromats in Barren County, KY, 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$28.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,598 a household
Spending per listing
$9.6M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,641
+2.6% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Barren County comes to about $28.8M a year: $1,598 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.6M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Barren County has 3 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

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

Population estimates show Barren County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 laundromats on map listings, Barren County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Barren County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Barren County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBarren CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.21.6
Spending per listing$9.6M$14.3M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a20,85611,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,598$1,761$2,055
Median household income$50,628$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

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
30 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 Barren 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 Barren County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,641+2.6% since 2020
Households
18,017
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
487 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$50,628+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,460
Median home value
$178,000
Jobs located here
15,309
Daytime population
41,898Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, KY7761.2$18.2M+6.5%#89 of 785
2Kenton County, KY7271.0$19.1M+3.9%#136 of 785
3Warren County, KY5971.3$14M+10.6%#278 of 785
4Campbell County, KY5761.5$12.9M+2.5%#304 of 785
5Jefferson County, KY52411.2$15M+1.6%#348 of 785
6Bullitt County, KY5261.9$10.2M+5.0%#363 of 785
7Madison County, KY4951.3$13M+9.4%#387 of 785
8Fayette County, KY47241.7$11M+2.2%#416 of 785
9Daviess County, KY4261.4$12.2M+1.5%#481 of 785
10Christian County, KY672.7$5.8M−3.6%#775 of 785
Barren County, KYNot scored31.7$9.6M+2.6%

Other business types in Barren County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Barren County, KY?

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

How much do households in Barren County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $28.8M a year, or $1,598 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 18,017 households in Barren County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barren County, KY compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Barren County has 1.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.6M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Barren County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Barren County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Barren County at 45,641 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,017 households. Median household income in Barren County is $50,628, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Barren County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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