Clothing and laundry · County · Minnesota
Laundromats in Ramsey County, MN
How Ramsey County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #335 of 785 scored counties
#9 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 37
- 13 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $469.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,120 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 541,623
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 laundromats in Ramsey County. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $2,120 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Ramsey County spend about $469.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $12.7M per laundromat, in line with 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.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Ramsey County in 2023. That is one for every 17,025 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $7.5M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Ramsey County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ramsey County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Ramsey County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #335 of 785 scored counties and #9 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Ramsey 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 | Ramsey County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $12.7M | $16M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,025 | 23,793 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,120 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,568 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $578K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $7.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Ramsey 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 Ramsey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 541,623−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 221,327
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 152 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,566
- Median household income
- $81,568+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,592
- Median home value
- $326,600
- Jobs located here
- 325,019
- Daytime population
- 607,513Residents 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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey 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 laundry46
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats54
- Dry cleaners48
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Ramsey County, MN?
Ramsey County has 37 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Ramsey County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $469.1M a year, or $2,120 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12.7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 221,327 households in Ramsey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ramsey County, MN compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Ramsey County has 1.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Ramsey County would have about 38, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,025 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Ramsey County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Ramsey County at 541,623 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 221,327 households. The median household income in Ramsey County is $81,568 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Ramsey County scores 54 for laundromats (upper middle), #335 of 785 scored counties.
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