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Laundromats in Stearns County, MN
How Stearns 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #373 of 785 scored counties
#10 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 12
- 5 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $121.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,978 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.1M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 164,110
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 laundromats in Stearns County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 42%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Stearns County spend about $121.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,978 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 laundromats, that is $10.1M per laundromat, 19% below 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 Stearns County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Stearns County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Stearns County is 51 (upper middle), #373 of 785 scored counties and #10 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Stearns 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 | Stearns County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.1M | $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 | +3.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,978 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $77,066 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 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
- 125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Stearns 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 Stearns County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 164,110+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 61,403
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,343 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $77,066+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,367
- Median home value
- $273,400
- Jobs located here
- 83,579
- Daytime population
- 169,051Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Stearns 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 laundry47
- Clothing and shoe stores45
- Laundromats51
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Stearns County, MN?
Stearns County has 12 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Stearns County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Stearns County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $121.5M a year, or $1,978 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,403 households in Stearns County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stearns County, MN compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Stearns County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Stearns County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Stearns County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Stearns County at 164,110 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,403 households. The median household income in Stearns County is $77,066 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Stearns County scores 51 for laundromats (upper middle), #373 of 785 scored counties.
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