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Laundromats in Madison County, KY

How Madison County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #387 of 785 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
5
4 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$64.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,750 a household
Spending per listing
$13M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
101,696
+9.4% 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

Households in Madison County spend about $64.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,750 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $13M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 5 laundromats on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Madison County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 9,263 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madison County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #387 of 785 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Madison 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 Madison County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.21.6
Spending per listing$13M$14.3M$12.5M
Households per official establishment9,26320,85611,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,750$1,761$2,055
Median household income$63,351$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4949

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$149K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
54 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
101,696+9.4% since 2020
Households
37,051
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
438 sq. mi.
People per square mile
219
Median household income
$63,351+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,157
Median home value
$232,000
Jobs located here
35,314
Daytime population
89,450Residents 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 Madison 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

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Madison County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 laundromats in Madison County. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

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

About $64.9M a year, or $1,750 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13M 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 37,051 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 1.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,263 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 101,696 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,051 households. Median household income in Madison County is $63,351, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Madison County scores 49 for laundromats (lower middle), #387 of 785 scored counties.

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