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Laundromats in Van Buren County, MI
How Van Buren 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #615 of 785 scored counties
#21 of 26 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $56.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 76,071
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Van Buren County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #615 of 785 scored counties and #21 of 26 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 laundromats in Van Buren County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $1,858 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Van Buren County spend about $56.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 7 laundromats, that is $8.1M per laundromat, 35% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Van Buren County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Van Buren County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Van Buren 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 | Van Buren County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $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 | +0.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,858 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,114 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 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
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 76,071+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 30,622
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $68,114+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,909
- Median home value
- $206,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,397
- Daytime population
- 64,659Residents 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 Van Buren 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 |
| 21Van Buren County, MI | 30 | 7 | 2.3 | $8.1M | +0.7% | #615 of 785 |
Other business types in Van Buren 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 stores66
- Laundromats30
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Van Buren County, MI?
Van Buren County has 7 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Van Buren County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Van Buren County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $56.9M a year, or $1,858 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $8.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,622 households in Van Buren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Van Buren County, MI compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Van Buren County has 2.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $8.1M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Van Buren County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Van Buren County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Van Buren County at 76,071 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,622 households. The median household income in Van Buren County is $68,114 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Van Buren County scores 30 for laundromats (lower middle), #615 of 785 scored counties.
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