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Laundromats in Douglas County, NE
The laundromats in Douglas County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #153 of 785 scored counties
#2 of 6 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 29
- 14 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $500.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,101 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.3M
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,460
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Douglas County comes to about $500.9M a year: $2,101 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 29 laundromats, that is $17.3M per laundromat, 38% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 29 laundromats on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Douglas County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 14,902 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Douglas County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Douglas County is 70 (upper middle), #153 of 785 scored counties and #2 of 6 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Douglas County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Douglas County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $17.3M | $14.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,902 | 17,730 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,101 | $1,999 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $80,391 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2914 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,460+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 238,430
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,809
- Median household income
- $80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,185
- Median home value
- $266,100
- Jobs located here
- 360,817
- Daytime population
- 660,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for laundromats, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Douglas County marked.
Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 90 | 7 | 0.9 | $24.4M | +9.0% | #13 of 785 |
| 2Douglas County, NE | 70 | 29 | 1.2 | $17.3M | +3.6% | #153 of 785 |
| 3Lancaster County, NE | 65 | 13 | 1.0 | $20.3M | +3.4% | #202 of 785 |
| 4Hall County, NE | 27 | 7 | 2.8 | $6.5M | +1.4% | #654 of 785 |
| 5Dakota County, NE | 19 | 7 | 9.4 | $2M | +0.7% | #719 of 785 |
| 6Lincoln County, NE | 10 | 6 | 4.0 | $4.5M | −3.6% | #766 of 785 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats70
- Dry cleaners42
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Douglas County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 laundromats in Douglas County. 14 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Douglas County, NE spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $500.9M a year, or $2,101 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $17.3M 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 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Douglas County has 1.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $17.3M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Douglas County would have about 40, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,902 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 70 for laundromats (upper middle), #153 of 785 scored counties.
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