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Laundromats in Franklin County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Franklin County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #100 of 785 scored counties
#6 of 32 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 52
- 23 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- −21.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,036 a household
- Spending per listing
- $21.7M
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,361,536
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 laundromats in Franklin County. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Franklin County comes to about $1.1B a year: $2,036 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $21.7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 73% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as coin-operated laundries, down 21.0% from 2019. That is one for every 18,437 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $792K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Franklin County.
Population estimates show Franklin County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Franklin County is 75 (high), #100 of 785 scored counties and #6 of 32 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Franklin County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $21.7M | $14.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,437 | 18,421 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −21.0% | +0.8% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,036 | $1,954 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,176 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 30−21.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 155
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $792K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,361,536+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 553,099
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,504
- Median household income
- $75,176+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,381
- Median home value
- $288,400
- Jobs located here
- 814,719
- Daytime population
- 1,507,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for laundromats, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Franklin County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, OH | 91 | 7 | 0.8 | $32.2M | +5.7% | #11 of 785 |
| 2Fairfield County, OH | 80 | 5 | 0.8 | $25.9M | +6.5% | #64 of 785 |
| 3Greene County, OH | 79 | 7 | 1.0 | $21.1M | +3.7% | #70 of 785 |
| 4Clermont County, OH | 78 | 11 | 1.3 | $16.2M | +3.9% | #84 of 785 |
| 5Lorain County, OH | 76 | 13 | 1.0 | $19.5M | +3.1% | #94 of 785 |
| 6Franklin County, OH | 75 | 52 | 0.9 | $21.7M | +2.8% | #100 of 785 |
| 7Licking County, OH | 74 | 8 | 1.2 | $18M | +3.8% | #112 of 785 |
| 8Medina County, OH | 73 | 8 | 1.1 | $20.3M | +1.3% | #122 of 785 |
| 9Hamilton County, OH | 67 | 34 | 1.0 | $21.1M | +1.0% | #185 of 785 |
| 10Butler County, OH | 67 | 19 | 1.3 | $16M | +2.4% | #188 of 785 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 laundry56
- Clothing and shoe stores58
- Laundromats75
- Dry cleaners59
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Franklin County, OH?
There are 52 laundromats on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 23 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 21.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Franklin County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.1B a year, or $2,036 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $21.7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 553,099 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, OH compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Franklin County has 0.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $21.7M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Franklin County would have about 90, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,437 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 1,361,536 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 553,099 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $75,176 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 75 for laundromats (high), #100 of 785 scored counties.
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