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Laundromats in Otter Tail County, MN

The laundromats in Otter Tail County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #511 of 785 scored counties
#14 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$48.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,920 a household
Spending per listing
$9.7M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,041
+1.6% 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 Otter Tail County spend about $48.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,920 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 laundromats, that is $9.7M per laundromat, 23% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Otter Tail County has 5 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Otter Tail County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Otter Tail County is 40 (lower middle), #511 of 785 scored counties and #14 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureOtter Tail CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.41.6
Spending per listing$9.7M$16M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a23,79311,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,920$2,183$2,055
Median household income$72,255$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4073

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
50 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
61,041+1.6% since 2020
Households
25,157
Median age
45.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,972 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$72,255+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,523
Median home value
$273,000
Jobs located here
23,068
Daytime population
55,886Residents 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 Otter Tail 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
14Otter Tail County, MN4052.0$9.7M+1.6%#511 of 785

Other business types in Otter Tail County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Otter Tail County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 laundromats in Otter Tail County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Otter Tail County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $48.3M a year, or $1,920 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.7M 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 25,157 households in Otter Tail County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Otter Tail County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.7M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Otter Tail County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Otter Tail County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Otter Tail County at 61,041 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,157 households. Median household income in Otter Tail County is $72,255, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Otter Tail County scores 40 for laundromats (lower middle), #511 of 785 scored counties.

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