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Laundromats in Mercer County, KY

The laundromats in Mercer 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 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,705 a household
Spending per listing
$15.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
23,733
+4.8% 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 Mercer County. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

At $1,705 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Mercer County spend about $15.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $15.7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings. 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 Mercer County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Mercer County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 laundromat on map listings, Mercer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Mercer 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 Mercer County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMercer CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.21.6
Spending per listing$15.7M$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+4.8%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,705$1,761$2,055
Median household income$64,824$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
11 chain location
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 Mercer 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 Mercer County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,733+4.8% since 2020
Households
9,181
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
249 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$64,824+17.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,091
Median home value
$202,300
Jobs located here
6,702
Daytime population
19,848Residents 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 Mercer 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
Mercer County, KYNot scored11.1$15.7M+4.8%

Other business types in Mercer County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Mercer County, KY?

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

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

About $15.7M a year, or $1,705 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 laundromat on map listings, it comes to $15.7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,181 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mercer 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 Mercer County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Mercer County at 23,733 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,181 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $64,824 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.7% 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. Mercer 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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How the score works · Top markets for laundromats · All 56 business types in Mercer County

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