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Laundromats in St. Joseph County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in St. Joseph County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$42M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,778 a household
Spending per listing
$10.5M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,968
+0.1% 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

Households in St. Joseph County spend about $42M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,778 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 laundromats, that is $10.5M per laundromat, 16% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

St. Joseph County has 4 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in St. Joseph County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show St. Joseph County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 laundromats on map listings, St. Joseph County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Joseph CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.31.6
Spending per listing$10.5M$15.2M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,04211,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.2%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,778$1,975$2,055
Median household income$66,425$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 St. Joseph 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. Joseph County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,968+0.1% since 2020
Households
23,620
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
501 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$66,425+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,433
Median home value
$178,300
Jobs located here
19,267
Daytime population
52,362Residents 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 St. Joseph 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
St. Joseph County, MINot scored41.7$10.5M+0.1%

Other business types in St. Joseph County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in St. Joseph County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 laundromats in St. Joseph County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in St. Joseph County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $42M a year, or $1,778 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.5M 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 23,620 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Joseph County has 1.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.5M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, St. Joseph County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is St. Joseph County, MI growing?

Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 60,968 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. Median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,425, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Joseph County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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