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Laundromats in Cole County, MO

How Cole County, MO 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 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$61.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,967 a household
Spending per listing
$20.4M
63% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
77,908
+1.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 laundromats in Cole County. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

At $1,967 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Cole County spend about $61.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $20.4M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 63% above 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 Cole County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Cole County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 laundromats on map listings, Cole County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cole County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Cole County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCole CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.41.6
Spending per listing$20.4M$13.8M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a19,00211,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.5%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,967$1,939$2,055
Median household income$74,876$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Cole 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 Cole County

Population, 2025 estimate
77,908+1.7% since 2020
Households
31,086
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
197
Median household income
$74,876+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,025
Median home value
$229,600
Jobs located here
56,757
Daytime population
96,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for laundromats, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Cole County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Charles County, MO88150.9$25.1M+4.9%#18 of 785
2Cass County, MO7561.4$15.1M+7.1%#105 of 785
3St. Louis County, MO65501.2$18M−1.2%#204 of 785
4Clay County, MO62141.4$15.3M+4.3%#241 of 785
5Jefferson County, MO62121.4$14.8M+2.7%#244 of 785
6Jackson County, MO59411.3$14.3M+2.1%#276 of 785
7Greene County, MO49181.4$13.1M+3.3%#386 of 785
8St. Louis city, MO35231.6$11.3M−7.4%#556 of 785
9Jasper County, MO30132.6$6.7M+3.7%#621 of 785
10Taney County, MO2752.2$8M+1.7%#652 of 785
Cole County, MONot scored31.0$20.4M+1.7%

Other business types in Cole County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Cole County, MO?

Cole County has 3 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Cole County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cole County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $61.2M a year, or $1,967 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $20.4M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,086 households in Cole County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cole County, MO compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Cole County has 1.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $20.4M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Cole County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Cole County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Cole County at 77,908 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,086 households. The median household income in Cole County is $74,876 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Cole County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for laundromats · All 56 business types in Cole County

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