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Laundromats in Hancock County, ME
How Hancock County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #417 of 785 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $54.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,132 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.9M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,171
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,132 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $54.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $10.9M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 13% below 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 Hancock County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Hancock County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 8,524 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $420K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Hancock County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hancock County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Hancock County is 47 (lower middle), #417 of 785 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in Maine.
How Hancock County compares
The same measures for Maine 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.
| Measure | Hancock County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.9M | $10.6M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,524 | 11,484 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −17.5% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,132 | $2,189 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,744 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $247K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $420K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,171+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,572
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $72,744+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,123
- Median home value
- $310,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,140
- Daytime population
- 54,670Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for laundromats, numbered among those based in Maine, with Hancock County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 62 | 17 | 1.9 | $12.5M | +4.8% | #249 of 785 |
| 2Androscoggin County, ME | 62 | 8 | 1.7 | $12M | +4.8% | #250 of 785 |
| 3Cumberland County, ME | 61 | 27 | 2.0 | $12.2M | +4.5% | #256 of 785 |
| 4Kennebec County, ME | 59 | 9 | 1.7 | $12.5M | +3.5% | #282 of 785 |
| 5Hancock County, ME | 47 | 5 | 2.0 | $10.9M | +3.0% | #417 of 785 |
| 6Penobscot County, ME | 46 | 12 | 1.8 | $11.3M | +3.8% | #436 of 785 |
| 7Franklin County, ME | 35 | 5 | 3.9 | $4.9M | +4.6% | #564 of 785 |
| 8Knox County, ME | 30 | 6 | 3.2 | $6.8M | +1.1% | #620 of 785 |
| 9Somerset County, ME | 30 | 7 | 3.0 | $6.3M | +2.3% | #622 of 785 |
| 10Aroostook County, ME | 20 | 11 | 3.7 | $5.2M | −0.7% | #711 of 785 |
Other business types in Hancock County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Hancock County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 laundromats in Hancock County. One of them (20%) 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 Hancock County, ME spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $54.5M a year, or $2,132 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.9M 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 25,572 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, ME compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Hancock County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.9M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Hancock County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,524 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 57,171 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,572 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $72,744, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Hancock County scores 47 for laundromats (lower middle), #417 of 785 scored counties.
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