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Laundromats in St. Mary’s County, MD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in St. Mary’s County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #71 of 785 scored counties
#3 of 15 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$103.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,430 a household
Spending per listing
$20.6M
65% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,692
+2.4% 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 Groundwork market score for laundromats in St. Mary’s County is 79 (high), #71 of 785 scored counties and #3 of 15 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for laundromats.

Households in St. Mary’s County spend about $103.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,430 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 laundromats, that is $20.6M per laundromat, 65% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

St. Mary’s County has 5 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in St. Mary’s County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Mary’s County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How St. Mary’s 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.

Laundromats in St. Mary’s County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Mary’s CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.31.6
Spending per listing$20.6M$17.5M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a10,79011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.9%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,430$2,283$2,055
Median household income$119,446$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score7960

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
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 St. Mary’s 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 St. Mary’s County

Population, 2025 estimate
116,692+2.4% since 2020
Households
42,436
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
359 sq. mi.
People per square mile
321
Median household income
$119,446+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$142,976
Median home value
$407,600
Jobs located here
35,732
Daytime population
104,060Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for laundromats, numbered among those based in Maryland, with St. Mary’s County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Howard County, MD8680.7$41.8M+1.9%#25 of 785
2Harford County, MD8090.9$26.2M+2.0%#63 of 785
3St. Mary’s County, MD7951.2$20.6M+2.4%#71 of 785
4Anne Arundel County, MD75221.0$25.5M+1.7%#99 of 785
5Montgomery County, MD74280.7$36.4M+1.3%#107 of 785
6Cecil County, MD7151.2$16.8M+3.2%#145 of 785
7Carroll County, MD6971.1$22.2M+2.2%#160 of 785
8Charles County, MD6971.1$21.2M+5.9%#161 of 785
9Frederick County, MD69161.5$16.2M+11.0%#169 of 785
10Baltimore County, MD64321.0$22.2M−0.7%#210 of 785

Other business types in St. Mary’s County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in St. Mary’s County, MD?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 laundromats in St. Mary’s County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in St. Mary’s County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in St. Mary’s County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $103.1M a year, or $2,430 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $20.6M 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 42,436 households in St. Mary’s County and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Mary’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

St. Mary’s County has 1.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $20.6M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, St. Mary’s County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is St. Mary’s County, MD growing?

Population estimates put St. Mary’s County at 116,692 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,436 households. Median household income in St. Mary’s County is $119,446, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. St. Mary’s County scores 79 for laundromats (high), #71 of 785 scored counties.

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