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Laundromats in Olmsted County, MN
The laundromats in Olmsted County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #65 of 785 scored counties
#6 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $153.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,292 a household
- Spending per listing
- $25.6M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 166,731
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For laundromats, Olmsted County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #65 of 785 scored counties and #6 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for laundromats.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 laundromats in Olmsted County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Olmsted County spend about $153.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,292 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 laundromats, that is $25.6M per laundromat, twice 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 Olmsted County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $260K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Olmsted County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Olmsted County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Olmsted 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.
| Measure | Olmsted County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $25.6M | $16M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 23,793 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,292 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $95,406 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 73 |
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
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $260K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Olmsted 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 Olmsted County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 166,731+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 66,918
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 654 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $95,406+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,916
- Median home value
- $331,700
- Jobs located here
- 111,121
- Daytime population
- 185,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for laundromats, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Olmsted County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carver County, MN | 90 | 5 | 1.2 | $21.8M | +6.6% | #15 of 785 |
| 2Scott County, MN | 88 | 6 | 1.1 | $23.7M | +5.1% | #19 of 785 |
| 3Dakota County, MN | 85 | 19 | 1.1 | $21.8M | +3.9% | #33 of 785 |
| 4Anoka County, MN | 84 | 16 | 1.2 | $19.5M | +4.7% | #39 of 785 |
| 5Wright County, MN | 81 | 8 | 1.5 | $15.7M | +11.1% | #62 of 785 |
| 6Olmsted County, MN | 80 | 6 | 0.9 | $25.6M | +2.3% | #65 of 785 |
| 7Sherburne County, MN | 80 | 5 | 1.4 | $16.4M | +6.8% | #68 of 785 |
| 8Hennepin County, MN | 78 | 44 | 0.8 | $28.8M | +0.2% | #78 of 785 |
| 9Ramsey County, MN | 54 | 37 | 1.7 | $12.7M | −1.8% | #335 of 785 |
| 10Stearns County, MN | 51 | 12 | 2.0 | $10.1M | +3.6% | #373 of 785 |
Other business types in Olmsted 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 laundry52
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats80
- Dry cleaners82
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Olmsted County, MN?
Olmsted County has 6 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Olmsted County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Olmsted County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $153.4M a year, or $2,292 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $25.6M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,918 households in Olmsted County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Olmsted County, MN compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Olmsted County has 0.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $25.6M, twice the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Olmsted County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Olmsted County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Olmsted County at 166,731 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,918 households. The median household income in Olmsted County is $95,406 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Olmsted County scores 80 for laundromats (high), #65 of 785 scored counties.
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