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Laundromats in Cottonwood County, MN

How Cottonwood 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,880 a household
Spending per listing
$8.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,405
−1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 laundromat in Cottonwood County. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cottonwood County comes to about $8.7M a year: $1,880 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.7M per laundromat. 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 Cottonwood County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Cottonwood County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 laundromat on map listings, Cottonwood County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureCottonwood CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.21.41.6
Spending per listing$8.7M$16M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a23,79311,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,880$2,183$2,055
Median household income$72,941$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,405−1.0% since 2020
Households
4,630
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
640 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$72,941+40.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,108
Median home value
$169,300
Jobs located here
6,163
Daytime population
11,565Residents 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 Cottonwood 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
Cottonwood County, MNNot scored12.2$8.7M−1.0%

Other business types in Cottonwood County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Cottonwood County, MN?

There is 1 laundromat on map listings in Cottonwood County as of September 2026. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Cottonwood County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $8.7M a year, or $1,880 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 laundromat on map listings, it comes to $8.7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,630 households in Cottonwood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cottonwood County has 1 laundromat on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending.

How fast is Cottonwood County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Cottonwood County at 11,405 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,630 households. The median household income in Cottonwood County is $72,941 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.0% 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. Cottonwood County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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