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Laundromats in St. Clair County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in St. Clair County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #484 of 785 scored counties
#18 of 26 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $129M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,903 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.7M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,486
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in St. Clair County comes to about $129M a year: $1,903 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 laundromats, that is $11.7M per laundromat, 6% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 11 laundromats on map listings in St. Clair County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 18%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in St. Clair County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $340K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in St. Clair County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Clair County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, St. Clair County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #484 of 785 scored counties and #18 of 26 scored counties in Michigan.
How St. Clair 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 | St. Clair County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $11.7M | $15.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 15,042 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,903 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,270 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 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
- 2
- Amount
- $340K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,486+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 67,816
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 722 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 222
- Median household income
- $71,270+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,621
- Median home value
- $224,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,623
- Daytime population
- 129,372Residents 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 St. Clair 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 |
| 18St. Clair County, MI | 42 | 11 | 1.6 | $11.7M | +0.1% | #484 of 785 |
Other business types in St. Clair 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores65
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in St. Clair County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 laundromats in St. Clair County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in St. Clair County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in St. Clair County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $129M a year, or $1,903 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.7M 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 67,816 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, MI compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
St. Clair County has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.7M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is St. Clair County, MI growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 160,486 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,816 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $71,270, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. St. Clair County scores 42 for laundromats (lower middle), #484 of 785 scored counties.
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