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Laundromats in Missoula County, MT

How Missoula County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #301 of 785 scored counties
#2 of 4 scored counties in Montana

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$92.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,757 a household
Spending per listing
$15.4M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,513
+4.4% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Missoula County comes to about $92.6M a year: $1,757 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $15.4M per laundromat, 23% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 6 laundromats on map listings in Missoula County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Missoula County in 2023. That is one for every 13,170 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Missoula County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Missoula County is 57 (upper middle), #301 of 785 scored counties and #2 of 4 scored counties in Montana.

How Missoula County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Missoula County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureMissoula CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.61.6
Spending per listing$15.4M$11M$12.5M
Households per official establishment13,17015,29511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.7%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,757$1,721$2,055
Median household income$75,598$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score5734

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$818K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Missoula 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 Missoula County

Population, 2025 estimate
123,513+4.4% since 2020
Households
52,679
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$75,598+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,306
Median home value
$472,100
Jobs located here
66,258
Daytime population
128,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Montana

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

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gallatin County, MT7071.4$14.5M+7.7%#156 of 785
2Missoula County, MT5761.1$15.4M+4.4%#301 of 785
3Yellowstone County, MT56121.7$10.3M+4.5%#318 of 785
4Flathead County, MT4681.8$9.6M+10.1%#441 of 785

Other business types in Missoula County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Missoula County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 laundromats in Missoula County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Missoula County, MT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $92.6M a year, or $1,757 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $15.4M 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 52,679 households in Missoula County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Missoula County, MT compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Missoula County has 1.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $15.4M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Missoula County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,170 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Missoula County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Missoula County at 123,513 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,679 households. Median household income in Missoula County is $75,598, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Missoula County scores 57 for laundromats (upper middle), #301 of 785 scored counties.

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