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Laundromats in the Monroe, MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in the Monroe, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #97 of 364 scored metro areas
#6 of 13 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$125.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,995 a household
Spending per listing
$21M
68% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
156,004
+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

At $1,995 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Monroe metro area spend about $125.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $21M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 68% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

The Monroe metro area has 6 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, 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.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Monroe metro area in 2023. That is one for every 15,757 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Monroe metro area grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, the Monroe metro area has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #97 of 364 scored metro areas and #6 of 13 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Monroe 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 Monroe, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.31.6
Spending per listing$21M$15.2M$12.5M
Households per official establishment15,75715,04211,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.2%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,995$1,975$2,055
Median household income$77,335$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6350

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$299K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
156,004+0.7% since 2020
Households
63,029
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
549 sq. mi.
People per square mile
283
Median household income
$77,335+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,107
Median home value
$228,900
Jobs located here
38,727
Daytime population
128,192Residents 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 Monroe 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

Other business types in the Monroe metro area

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 laundromats in the Monroe metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

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

About $125.7M a year, or $1,995 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $21M 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 63,029 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Monroe metro area has 1.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $21M, 68% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Monroe metro area would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,757 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is the Monroe, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 156,004 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,029 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $77,335, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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 Monroe metro area scores 63 for laundromats (upper middle), #97 of 364 scored metro areas.

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