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Laundromats in the Sandusky, OH metro area

The laundromats in the Sandusky, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #297 of 364 scored metro areas
#10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$97.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,920 a household
Spending per listing
$12.2M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,777
−2.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the Sandusky metro area is 31 (lower middle), #297 of 364 scored metro areas and #10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 laundromats in the Sandusky metro area. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Sandusky metro area comes to about $97.9M a year: $1,920 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 laundromats, that is $12.2M per laundromat, 2% below 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.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Sandusky metro area in 2023. That is one for every 10,197 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sandusky metro area declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Sandusky metro area 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 Sandusky, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSandusky metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.61.31.6
Spending per listing$12.2M$14.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishment10,19718,42111,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.8%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,920$1,954$2,055
Median household income$73,502$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3152

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$235K
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
8The 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 the Sandusky metro area, 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 the Sandusky metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
112,777−2.6% since 2020
Households
50,986
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
506 sq. mi.
People per square mile
226
Median household income
$73,502
Average household income
$96,712
Median home value
$207,500
Jobs located here
46,448
Daytime population
109,099Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Ohio

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for laundromats, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sandusky metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH81780.9$23.4M+4.7%#15 of 364
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN721011.1$18.6M+2.7%#52 of 364
3Cleveland, OH631051.1$17.5M−0.8%#100 of 364
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH62110.7$23.7M−2.6%#106 of 364
4Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH61451.3$14.9M+1.5%#112 of 364
5Springfield, OH5061.1$16.7M−0.4%#177 of 364
6Akron, OH46431.5$13.5M0.0%#201 of 364
7Canton-Massillon, OH43241.4$12.9M−0.2%#220 of 364
8Mansfield, OH4161.2$14.5M−0.1%#231 of 364
9Youngstown-Warren, OH32362.0$8.9M−1.4%#292 of 364
10Sandusky, OH3181.6$12.2M−2.6%#297 of 364

Other business types in the Sandusky metro area

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Sandusky, OH metro area?

There are 8 laundromats on map listings in the Sandusky metro area as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in the Sandusky, OH metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $97.9M a year, or $1,920 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12.2M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,986 households in the Sandusky metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Sandusky, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Sandusky metro area has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12.2M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,197 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is the Sandusky, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sandusky metro area at 112,777 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,986 households. The median household income in the Sandusky metro area is $73,502 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Sandusky metro area scores 31 for laundromats (lower middle), #297 of 364 scored metro areas.

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