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Laundromats in the Monroe, LA metro area

The laundromats in the Monroe, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #316 of 364 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana

Listings
17
3 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$143.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,649 a household
Spending per listing
$8.4M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
222,390
−1.9% 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

The Monroe metro area scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #316 of 364 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Monroe metro area spend about $143.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,649 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.4M per laundromat, 33% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

The Monroe metro area has 17 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 18%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Monroe metro area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 29,002 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Monroe metro area declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Monroe metro area compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 Monroe, LA metro area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe metro areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.41.6
Spending per listing$8.4M$12.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishment29,00222,84511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.0%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,649$1,761$2,055
Median household income$51,660$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score2837

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$212K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
173 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 the Monroe metro area, 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 the Monroe metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
222,390−1.9% since 2020
Households
87,006
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
2,838 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$51,660
Average household income
$76,607
Median home value
$170,300
Jobs located here
86,435
Daytime population
221,924Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for laundromats, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Monroe metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Louisiana

Metro areas in Louisiana ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA82101.0$21M+5.3%#14 of 364
2Lafayette, LA61201.2$14.4M+3.8%#113 of 364
3Baton Rouge, LA60481.4$13M+2.1%#115 of 364
4Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA4770.9$19.9M−3.5%#192 of 364
5Alexandria, LA4350.9$19.2M−2.5%#217 of 364
6Hammond, LA3891.7$9.8M+5.8%#254 of 364
7Lake Charles, LA37121.3$13.9M−3.8%#257 of 364
8New Orleans-Metairie, LA31641.6$11.2M−3.4%#299 of 364
9Monroe, LA28172.0$8.4M−1.9%#316 of 364
10Shreveport-Bossier City, LA26221.4$12.1M−2.3%#325 of 364

Other business types in the Monroe metro area

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Monroe, LA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 laundromats in the Monroe metro area. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in the Monroe, LA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $143.5M a year, or $1,649 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $8.4M 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 87,006 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Monroe, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Monroe metro area has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $8.4M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Monroe metro area would have about 12, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 29,002 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is the Monroe, LA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 222,390 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 87,006 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $51,660, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Monroe metro area scores 28 for laundromats (lower middle), #316 of 364 scored metro areas.

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