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Laundromats in Genesee County, MI

The laundromats in Genesee County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #227 of 785 scored counties
#7 of 26 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
16
5 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$304.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,819 a household
Spending per listing
$19M
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
401,093
−1.1% 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 16 laundromats in Genesee County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 31%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Genesee County comes to about $304.4M a year: $1,819 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 laundromats, that is $19M per laundromat, 52% 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.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Genesee County in 2023. That is one for every 27,889 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $770K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Genesee County.

Population estimates put the population change in Genesee County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Genesee County is 63 (upper middle), #227 of 785 scored counties and #7 of 26 scored counties in Michigan.

How Genesee 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 Genesee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureGenesee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.31.6
Spending per listing$19M$15.2M$12.5M
Households per official establishment27,88915,04211,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.2%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,819$1,975$2,055
Median household income$62,281$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6350

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
165 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$770K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
401,093−1.1% since 2020
Households
167,334
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
637 sq. mi.
People per square mile
633
Median household income
$62,281+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,062
Median home value
$182,400
Jobs located here
125,696
Daytime population
375,742Residents 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 Genesee 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 Genesee County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Genesee County, MI?

There are 16 laundromats on map listings in Genesee County as of September 2026. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

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

About $304.4M a year, or $1,819 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $19M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,334 households in Genesee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Genesee County has 1.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $19M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Genesee County would have about 24, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,889 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Genesee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Genesee County at 401,093 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,334 households. The median household income in Genesee County is $62,281 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. Genesee County scores 63 for laundromats (upper middle), #227 of 785 scored counties.

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