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Laundromats in St. Louis County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in St. Louis County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #450 of 785 scored counties
#13 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $166.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.8M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,518
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in St. Louis County comes to about $166.1M a year: $1,907 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 laundromats, that is $9.8M per laundromat, 22% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
St. Louis County has 17 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in St. Louis County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 17,423 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, St. Louis County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #450 of 785 scored counties and #13 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.8M | $16M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,423 | 23,793 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,907 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $70,069 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $163K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,518+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 87,115
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,248 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $70,069+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,368
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 98,963
- Daytime population
- 212,532Residents 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 St. Louis 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 |
| 13St. Louis County, MN | 45 | 17 | 2.0 | $9.8M | +0.2% | #450 of 785 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats45
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in St. Louis County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 laundromats in St. Louis County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $166.1M a year, or $1,907 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.8M 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 87,115 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MN compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
St. Louis County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.8M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,423 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MN growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 200,518 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,115 households. Median household income in St. Louis County is $70,069, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. St. Louis County scores 45 for laundromats (lower middle), #450 of 785 scored counties.
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