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Laundromats in Cass County, ND

The laundromats in Cass County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 84 out of 100: High

Ranked #35 of 785 scored counties
The only scored county in North Dakota

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$169M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,013 a household
Spending per listing
$24.1M
93% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
201,794
+9.1% 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

Cass County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #35 of 785 scored counties and the only scored county in North Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for laundromats.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 laundromats in Cass County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cass County comes to about $169M a year: $2,013 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 laundromats, that is $24.1M per laundromat, 93% 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 Cass County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cass County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Cass County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.81.21.6
Spending per listing$24.1M$16.5M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a23,64711,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,013$1,999$2,055
Median household income$75,555$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score8471

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
72 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
201,794+9.1% since 2020
Households
83,945
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,765 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,789
Median home value
$298,000
Jobs located here
131,603
Daytime population
221,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Cass County, ND?

Cass County has 7 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Cass County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cass County, ND spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $169M a year, or $2,013 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $24.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, ND compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Cass County has 0.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $24.1M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Cass County would have about 14, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Cass County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. Cass County scores 84 for laundromats (high), #35 of 785 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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