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Laundromats in Kent County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Kent County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #246 of 785 scored counties
#8 of 26 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 37
- 4 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $533.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,077 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.4M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 675,232
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 laundromats in Kent County. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Kent County comes to about $533.2M a year: $2,077 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 37 laundromats, that is $14.4M per laundromat, 15% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Kent County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 13,508 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Kent County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Kent County is 62 (upper middle), #246 of 785 scored counties and #8 of 26 scored counties in Michigan.
How Kent 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.
| Measure | Kent County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $14.4M | $15.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,508 | 15,042 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,077 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $82,631 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 374 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 675,232+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 256,648
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 850 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $82,631+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,612
- Median home value
- $289,900
- Jobs located here
- 399,575
- Daytime population
- 767,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for laundromats, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa County, MI | 87 | 6 | 0.5 | $39.9M | +3.9% | #20 of 785 |
| 2Washtenaw County, MI | 75 | 12 | 0.8 | $28.2M | −0.4% | #97 of 785 |
| 3Kalamazoo County, MI | 75 | 8 | 0.7 | $26.5M | +0.8% | #98 of 785 |
| 4Livingston County, MI | 73 | 8 | 1.0 | $22.5M | +1.7% | #119 of 785 |
| 5Oakland County, MI | 69 | 59 | 1.1 | $21M | +1.2% | #162 of 785 |
| 6Monroe County, MI | 66 | 6 | 1.0 | $21M | +0.7% | #195 of 785 |
| 7Genesee County, MI | 63 | 16 | 1.0 | $19M | −1.1% | #227 of 785 |
| 8Kent County, MI | 62 | 37 | 1.4 | $14.4M | +2.5% | #246 of 785 |
| 9Ingham County, MI | 61 | 13 | 1.1 | $16.9M | +1.7% | #252 of 785 |
| 10Eaton County, MI | 60 | 5 | 1.1 | $17.8M | +0.4% | #260 of 785 |
Other business types in Kent County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry43
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats62
- Dry cleaners65
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Kent County, MI?
There are 37 laundromats on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Kent County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $533.2M a year, or $2,077 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $14.4M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 256,648 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, MI compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Kent County has 1.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $14.4M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Kent County would have about 43, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,508 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 675,232 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 256,648 households. The median household income in Kent County is $82,631 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.1% 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. Kent County scores 62 for laundromats (upper middle), #246 of 785 scored counties.
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