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Laundromats in Iron County, MI

How Iron County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,665 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,757
+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

At $1,665 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Iron County spend about $9.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Iron County has 2 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Iron County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Iron County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 laundromats on map listings, Iron County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Iron 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 Iron County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureIron CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.61.31.6
Spending per listing$4.6M$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+1.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,665$1,975$2,055
Median household income$55,940$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Iron 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 Iron County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,757+1.1% since 2020
Households
5,547
Median age
52.5
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,166 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$55,940+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,732
Median home value
$109,100
Jobs located here
3,223
Daytime population
10,732Residents 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 Iron 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
Iron County, MINot scored23.6$4.6M+1.1%

Other business types in Iron County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Iron County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 laundromats in Iron County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Iron County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $9.2M a year, or $1,665 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 5,547 households in Iron County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iron County has 2 laundromats on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Iron County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Iron County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Iron County at 11,757 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,547 households. Median household income in Iron County is $55,940, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. Iron County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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