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Laundromats in Licking County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Licking County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #112 of 785 scored counties
#7 of 32 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$144.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,103 a household
Spending per listing
$18M
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
185,564
+3.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 laundromats in Licking County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in Licking County spend about $144.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,103 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $18M per laundromat, 44% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Licking County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 17,155 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Licking County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Licking County is 74 (upper middle), #112 of 785 scored counties and #7 of 32 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Licking 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.

Laundromats in Licking County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLicking CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.31.6
Spending per listing$18M$14.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishment17,15518,42111,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.8%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,103$1,954$2,055
Median household income$84,426$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7452

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$445K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Licking 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 Licking County

Population, 2025 estimate
185,564+3.8% since 2020
Households
68,620
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
682 sq. mi.
People per square mile
266
Median household income
$84,426+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,408
Median home value
$275,200
Jobs located here
73,355
Daytime population
169,108Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Ohio

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, OH9170.8$32.2M+5.7%#11 of 785
2Fairfield County, OH8050.8$25.9M+6.5%#64 of 785
3Greene County, OH7971.0$21.1M+3.7%#70 of 785
4Clermont County, OH78111.3$16.2M+3.9%#84 of 785
5Lorain County, OH76131.0$19.5M+3.1%#94 of 785
6Franklin County, OH75520.9$21.7M+2.8%#100 of 785
7Licking County, OH7481.2$18M+3.8%#112 of 785
8Medina County, OH7381.1$20.3M+1.3%#122 of 785
9Hamilton County, OH67341.0$21.1M+1.0%#185 of 785
10Butler County, OH67191.3$16M+2.4%#188 of 785

Other business types in Licking County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Licking County, OH?

There are 8 laundromats on map listings in Licking County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Licking County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $144.3M a year, or $2,103 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $18M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,620 households in Licking County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Licking County, OH compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Licking County has 1.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $18M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Licking County would have about 12, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,155 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Licking County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Licking County at 185,564 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,620 households. The median household income in Licking County is $84,426 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Licking County scores 74 for laundromats (upper middle), #112 of 785 scored counties.

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