Clothing and laundry · County · Michigan
Laundromats in Oakland County, MI
How Oakland 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #162 of 785 scored counties
#5 of 26 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 59
- 15 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- −4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,336 a household
- Spending per listing
- $21M
- 68% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,288,337
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Oakland County spend about $1.2B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,336 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 59 laundromats, that is $21M per laundromat, 68% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 59 laundromats on map listings in Oakland County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Oakland County classed as coin-operated laundries, down 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 12,938 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Oakland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oakland County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Oakland County is 69 (upper middle), #162 of 785 scored counties and #5 of 26 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Oakland 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 | Oakland County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $21M | $15.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,938 | 15,042 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.6% | −4.2% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,336 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,760 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 41−4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5915 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Oakland 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 Oakland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,288,337+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 530,460
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 867 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,475
- Median household income
- $97,760+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,121
- Median home value
- $343,600
- Jobs located here
- 726,660
- Daytime population
- 1,442,622Residents 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 Oakland 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 Oakland 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores40
- Laundromats69
- Dry cleaners30
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Oakland County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 laundromats in Oakland County. 15 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Oakland County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.2B a year, or $2,336 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 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 530,460 households in Oakland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oakland County, MI compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Oakland County has 1.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% 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, Oakland County would have about 99, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,938 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Oakland County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Oakland County at 1,288,337 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 530,460 households. Median household income in Oakland County is $97,760, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Oakland County scores 69 for laundromats (upper middle), #162 of 785 scored counties.
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