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Laundromats in Macomb County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #270 of 785 scored counties
#12 of 26 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
44
9 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
26
−7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$716.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,998 a household
Spending per listing
$16.3M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
886,221
+0.7% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Macomb County comes to about $716.6M a year: $1,998 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $16.3M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 44 laundromats on map listings in Macomb County as of September 2026. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Macomb County classed as coin-operated laundries, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 13,795 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Macomb County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Macomb County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Macomb County is 59 (upper middle), #270 of 785 scored counties and #12 of 26 scored counties in Michigan.

How Macomb 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 Macomb County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMacomb CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.31.6
Spending per listing$16.3M$15.2M$12.5M
Households per official establishment13,79515,04211,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.1%−4.2%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,998$1,975$2,055
Median household income$77,837$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5950

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 26−7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
76
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
449 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$2.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
886,221+0.7% since 2020
Households
358,668
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
479 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,835
Median household income
$77,837+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,852
Median home value
$243,900
Jobs located here
329,207
Daytime population
825,351Residents 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 Macomb 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
12Macomb County, MI59441.2$16.3M+0.7%#270 of 785

Other business types in Macomb County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Macomb County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 44 laundromats in Macomb County. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019.

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

About $716.6M a year, or $1,998 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $16.3M 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 358,668 households in Macomb County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Macomb County has 1.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $16.3M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Macomb County would have about 57, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,795 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Macomb County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Macomb County at 886,221 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 358,668 households. Median household income in Macomb County is $77,837, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Macomb County scores 59 for laundromats (upper middle), #270 of 785 scored counties.

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