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Laundromats in Clay County, MN

How Clay County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$53M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,003 a household
Spending per listing
$17.7M
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,734
+3.6% 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 Clay County spend about $53M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,003 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $17.7M per laundromat, 41% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 3 laundromats on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Clay County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $109K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Clay County.

Population estimates show Clay County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 laundromats on map listings, Clay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clay County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Clay County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.41.6
Spending per listing$17.7M$16M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a23,79311,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,003$2,183$2,055
Median household income$81,172$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored73

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$109K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Clay 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 Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,734+3.6% since 2020
Households
26,442
Median age
34.9
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,045 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$81,172+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,798
Median home value
$265,500
Jobs located here
20,888
Daytime population
54,566Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for laundromats, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Clay County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Carver County, MN9051.2$21.8M+6.6%#15 of 785
2Scott County, MN8861.1$23.7M+5.1%#19 of 785
3Dakota County, MN85191.1$21.8M+3.9%#33 of 785
4Anoka County, MN84161.2$19.5M+4.7%#39 of 785
5Wright County, MN8181.5$15.7M+11.1%#62 of 785
6Olmsted County, MN8060.9$25.6M+2.3%#65 of 785
7Sherburne County, MN8051.4$16.4M+6.8%#68 of 785
8Hennepin County, MN78440.8$28.8M+0.2%#78 of 785
9Ramsey County, MN54371.7$12.7M−1.8%#335 of 785
10Stearns County, MN51122.0$10.1M+3.6%#373 of 785
Clay County, MNNot scored31.1$17.7M+3.6%

Other business types in Clay County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Clay County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 laundromats in Clay County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clay County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $53M a year, or $2,003 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $17.7M 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 26,442 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clay County, MN compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Clay County has 1.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $17.7M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Clay County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Clay County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 67,734 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,442 households. Median household income in Clay County is $81,172, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Clay County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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