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Laundromats in Somerset County, ME
The laundromats in Somerset County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #622 of 785 scored counties
#9 of 10 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $43.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 88% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,620
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Somerset County is 30 (lower middle), #622 of 785 scored counties and #9 of 10 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Somerset County spend about $43.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,888 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.3M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 50% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Somerset County has 7 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Somerset County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Somerset County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $10.6M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 11,484 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −17.5% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,888 | $2,189 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,179 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 40 |
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
- 70 chain locations
- 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,620+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,209
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,924 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $58,179+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,305
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,253
- Daytime population
- 42,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Somerset 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 laundry80
- Clothing and shoe stores82
- Laundromats30
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Somerset County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 laundromats in Somerset County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Somerset County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Somerset County, ME spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $43.8M a year, or $1,888 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 23,209 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, ME compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Somerset County has 3.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $6.3M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Somerset County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Somerset County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 51,620 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,209 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $58,179, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.5%, 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. Somerset County scores 30 for laundromats (lower middle), #622 of 785 scored counties.
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