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Laundromats in Eaton County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #260 of 785 scored counties
#10 of 26 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$89.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,961 a household
Spending per listing
$17.8M
42% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,581
+0.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 laundromats in Eaton County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in Eaton County spend about $89.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,961 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $17.8M per laundromat, 42% 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 Eaton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eaton County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Eaton County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #260 of 785 scored counties and #10 of 26 scored counties in Michigan.

How Eaton 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 Eaton County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureEaton CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.31.6
Spending per listing$17.8M$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+0.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,961$1,975$2,055
Median household income$79,597$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6050

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
50 chain locations
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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
109,581+0.4% since 2020
Households
45,428
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$79,597+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,970
Median home value
$216,900
Jobs located here
46,164
Daytime population
108,771Residents 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 Eaton 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

Other business types in Eaton County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Eaton County, MI?

There are 5 laundromats on map listings in Eaton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Eaton County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $89.1M a year, or $1,961 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $17.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,428 households in Eaton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Eaton County has 1.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $17.8M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Eaton County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Eaton County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Eaton County at 109,581 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,428 households. The median household income in Eaton County is $79,597 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Eaton County scores 60 for laundromats (upper middle), #260 of 785 scored counties.

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