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Laundromats in the Jackson, MI metro area

The laundromats in the Jackson, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #193 of 364 scored metro areas
#11 of 13 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$116.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,866 a household
Spending per listing
$16.7M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
159,552
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 laundromats in the Jackson metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in the Jackson metro area spend about $116.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,866 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $16.7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 33% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Jackson metro area classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 12,508 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Jackson metro area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For laundromats, the Jackson metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #193 of 364 scored metro areas and #11 of 13 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Jackson metro area 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 Jackson, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureJackson metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.31.6
Spending per listing$16.7M$15.2M$12.5M
Households per official establishment12,50815,04211,865
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$1,866$1,975$2,055
Median household income$66,073$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4750

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$358K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 the Jackson metro area, 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 the Jackson metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
159,552−0.4% since 2020
Households
62,540
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
228
Median household income
$66,073+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,666
Median home value
$193,700
Jobs located here
59,579
Daytime population
159,707Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Michigan

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for laundromats, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Jackson metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kalamazoo-Portage, MI7680.7$26.5M+0.8%#33 of 364
2Ann Arbor, MI75120.8$28.2M−0.4%#38 of 364
3Lansing-East Lansing, MI68201.0$18.8M+1.4%#75 of 364
4Traverse City, MI6691.4$14.7M+2.2%#84 of 364
5Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI65551.2$16.5M+2.8%#89 of 364
6Monroe, MI6361.0$21M+0.7%#97 of 364
7Flint, MI62161.0$19M−1.1%#108 of 364
8Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI582091.2$17.3M+0.1%#120 of 364
9Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI5671.0$17.2M+1.8%#137 of 364
10Saginaw, MI4981.0$17.6M−1.1%#182 of 364
11Jackson, MI4771.1$16.7M−0.4%#193 of 364

Other business types in the Jackson metro area

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Jackson, MI metro area?

The Jackson metro area has 7 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in the Jackson, MI metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $116.7M a year, or $1,866 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $16.7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,540 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jackson, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Jackson metro area has 1.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $16.7M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,508 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is the Jackson, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 159,552 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 62,540 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $66,073 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. The Jackson metro area scores 47 for laundromats (lower middle), #193 of 364 scored metro areas.

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