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Laundromats in Allegan County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Allegan County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #294 of 785 scored counties
#13 of 26 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$92.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,025 a household
Spending per listing
$13.2M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,188
+2.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 laundromats in Allegan County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Allegan County comes to about $92.2M a year: $2,025 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $13.2M per laundromat, 5% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Allegan County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $56K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Allegan County.

Population estimates show Allegan County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Allegan County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #294 of 785 scored counties and #13 of 26 scored counties in Michigan.

How Allegan County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Allegan County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureAllegan CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.31.6
Spending per listing$13.2M$15.2M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,04211,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.2%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,025$1,975$2,055
Median household income$83,283$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5850

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
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$56K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Allegan 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 Allegan County

Population, 2025 estimate
123,188+2.1% since 2020
Households
45,522
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
825 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$83,283+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,889
Median home value
$267,100
Jobs located here
42,851
Daytime population
107,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for laundromats, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Allegan County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ottawa County, MI8760.5$39.9M+3.9%#20 of 785
2Washtenaw County, MI75120.8$28.2M−0.4%#97 of 785
3Kalamazoo County, MI7580.7$26.5M+0.8%#98 of 785
4Livingston County, MI7381.0$22.5M+1.7%#119 of 785
5Oakland County, MI69591.1$21M+1.2%#162 of 785
6Monroe County, MI6661.0$21M+0.7%#195 of 785
7Genesee County, MI63161.0$19M−1.1%#227 of 785
8Kent County, MI62371.4$14.4M+2.5%#246 of 785
9Ingham County, MI61131.1$16.9M+1.7%#252 of 785
10Eaton County, MI6051.1$17.8M+0.4%#260 of 785
13Allegan County, MI5871.5$13.2M+2.1%#294 of 785

Other business types in Allegan County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Allegan County, MI?

There are 7 laundromats on map listings in Allegan County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Allegan County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Allegan County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $92.2M a year, or $2,025 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13.2M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,522 households in Allegan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allegan County, MI compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Allegan County has 1.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13.2M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending.

How fast is Allegan County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Allegan County at 123,188 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,522 households. The median household income in Allegan County is $83,283 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Allegan County scores 58 for laundromats (upper middle), #294 of 785 scored counties.

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