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Laundromats in Portage County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Portage County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #247 of 785 scored counties
#12 of 32 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $128.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,963 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.2M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 163,404
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 laundromats in Portage County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Portage County comes to about $128.1M a year: $1,963 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 laundromats, that is $14.2M per laundromat, 14% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Portage County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 21,750 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Portage County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Portage County is 62 (upper middle), #247 of 785 scored counties and #12 of 32 scored counties in Ohio.
How Portage 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 | Portage County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $14.2M | $14.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 21,750 | 18,421 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,963 | $1,954 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,766 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $134K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Portage 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 Portage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 163,404+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 65,249
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $75,766+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,106
- Median home value
- $227,000
- Jobs located here
- 55,772
- Daytime population
- 143,575Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12Portage County, OH | 62 | 9 | 1.4 | $14.2M | +1.0% | #247 of 785 |
Other business types in Portage 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 laundry55
- Clothing and shoe stores56
- Laundromats62
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Portage County, OH?
Portage County has 9 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Portage County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $128.1M a year, or $1,963 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $14.2M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,249 households in Portage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portage County, OH compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Portage County has 1.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $14.2M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Portage County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,750 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Portage County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Portage County at 163,404 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,249 households. The median household income in Portage County is $75,766 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Portage County scores 62 for laundromats (upper middle), #247 of 785 scored counties.
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