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Laundromats in Lancaster County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #202 of 785 scored counties
#3 of 6 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
13
6 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$263.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,968 a household
Spending per listing
$20.3M
62% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
334,049
+3.4% 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

Households in Lancaster County spend about $263.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,968 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $20.3M per laundromat, 62% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Lancaster County has 13 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Lancaster County in 2023. That is one for every 12,193 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lancaster County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Lancaster County is 65 (upper middle), #202 of 785 scored counties and #3 of 6 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Lancaster 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.

Laundromats in Lancaster County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureLancaster CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.31.6
Spending per listing$20.3M$14.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishment12,19317,73011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,968$1,999$2,055
Median household income$74,793$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score6560

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 11
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$873K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
136 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County

Population, 2025 estimate
334,049+3.4% since 2020
Households
134,126
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
838 sq. mi.
People per square mile
390
Median household income
$74,793+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,420
Median home value
$275,200
Jobs located here
180,543
Daytime population
346,989Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Nebraska

Every Nebraska market ranked →

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE9070.9$24.4M+9.0%#13 of 785
2Douglas County, NE70291.2$17.3M+3.6%#153 of 785
3Lancaster County, NE65131.0$20.3M+3.4%#202 of 785
4Hall County, NE2772.8$6.5M+1.4%#654 of 785
5Dakota County, NE1979.4$2M+0.7%#719 of 785
6Lincoln County, NE1064.0$4.5M−3.6%#766 of 785

Other business types in Lancaster County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Lancaster County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 laundromats in Lancaster County. 6 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Lancaster County, NE spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $263.9M a year, or $1,968 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $20.3M 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 134,126 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lancaster County, NE compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Lancaster County has 1.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $20.3M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 21, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,193 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Lancaster County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Lancaster County at 334,049 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,126 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $74,793, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 65 for laundromats (upper middle), #202 of 785 scored counties.

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