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Laundromats in Howard County, MD
How Howard County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #25 of 785 scored counties
#1 of 15 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $334.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $41.8M
- 3.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 339,183
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For laundromats, Howard County has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #25 of 785 scored counties and #1 of 15 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for laundromats.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 laundromats in Howard County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 56% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Howard County comes to about $334.4M a year: $2,762 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. That works out to $41.8M per laundromat, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Howard County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 24,213 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $575K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Howard County. Population estimates show Howard County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Howard County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Howard County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $41.8M | $17.5M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 24,213 | 10,790 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,762 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $149,763 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $575K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 339,183+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 121,065
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,340
- Median household income
- $149,763+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $184,243
- Median home value
- $597,900
- Jobs located here
- 185,575
- Daytime population
- 363,145Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Howard County, MD | 86 | 8 | 0.7 | $41.8M | +1.9% | #25 of 785 |
| 2Harford County, MD | 80 | 9 | 0.9 | $26.2M | +2.0% | #63 of 785 |
| 3St. Mary’s County, MD | 79 | 5 | 1.2 | $20.6M | +2.4% | #71 of 785 |
| 4Anne Arundel County, MD | 75 | 22 | 1.0 | $25.5M | +1.7% | #99 of 785 |
| 5Montgomery County, MD | 74 | 28 | 0.7 | $36.4M | +1.3% | #107 of 785 |
| 6Cecil County, MD | 71 | 5 | 1.2 | $16.8M | +3.2% | #145 of 785 |
| 7Carroll County, MD | 69 | 7 | 1.1 | $22.2M | +2.2% | #160 of 785 |
| 8Charles County, MD | 69 | 7 | 1.1 | $21.2M | +5.9% | #161 of 785 |
| 9Frederick County, MD | 69 | 16 | 1.5 | $16.2M | +11.0% | #169 of 785 |
| 10Baltimore County, MD | 64 | 32 | 1.0 | $22.2M | −0.7% | #210 of 785 |
Other business types in Howard 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 laundry60
- Clothing and shoe stores64
- Laundromats86
- Dry cleaners42
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Howard County, MD?
Howard County has 8 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Howard County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $334.4M a year, or $2,762 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $41.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 121,065 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, MD compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Howard County has 0.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $41.8M, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Howard County would have about 27, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,213 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Howard County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 339,183 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,065 households. The median household income in Howard County is $149,763 a year, 86% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Howard County scores 86 for laundromats (high), #25 of 785 scored counties.
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