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Laundromats in Washington County, MN
How Washington County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $265M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,510 a household
- Spending per listing
- $66.3M
- 5.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 75% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 286,895
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 laundromats in Washington County. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 75% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Washington County comes to about $265M a year: $2,510 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $66.3M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 5.3 times 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 35,192 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $610K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Washington County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 laundromats on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $66.3M | $16M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 35,192 | 23,793 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,510 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $115,345 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $80K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $610K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 286,895+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 105,577
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 718
- Median household income
- $115,345+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,415
- Median home value
- $422,000
- Jobs located here
- 92,191
- Daytime population
- 224,861Residents 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 Washington 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 |
| Washington County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 0.4 | $66.3M | +6.9% |
Other business types in Washington 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 laundry73
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners78
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Washington County, MN?
Washington County has 4 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Washington County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $265M a year, or $2,510 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $66.3M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,577 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MN compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Washington County has 0.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $66.3M, 5.3 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Washington County would have about 21, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 35,192 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 286,895 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,577 households. The median household income in Washington County is $115,345 a year, 43% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Washington County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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