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Laundromats in Kent County, RI
The laundromats in Kent County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #533 of 785 scored counties
#2 of 3 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 21
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $178.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,455 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,495
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 laundromats in Kent County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 81% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $2,455 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Kent County spend about $178.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $8.5M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 32% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Kent County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 6,070 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $512K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Kent County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kent County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kent County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #533 of 785 scored counties and #2 of 3 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Kent County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $8.7M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,070 | 5,888 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,455 | $2,383 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $94,345 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 211 chain location
- 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
- 2
- Amount
- $512K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,495+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 72,839
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 169 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,017
- Median household income
- $94,345+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,389
- Median home value
- $366,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,114
- Daytime population
- 158,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for laundromats, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, RI | 59 | 9 | 1.7 | $15.5M | 0.0% | #273 of 785 |
| 2Kent County, RI | 38 | 21 | 2.9 | $8.5M | +1.8% | #533 of 785 |
| 3Providence County, RI | 34 | 86 | 3.3 | $6.8M | +2.8% | #571 of 785 |
Other business types in Kent 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 laundry52
- Clothing and shoe stores64
- Laundromats38
- Dry cleaners42
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Kent County, RI?
Kent County has 21 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Kent County, RI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $178.8M a year, or $2,455 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $8.5M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,839 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, RI compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Kent County has 2.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $8.5M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Kent County would have about 14, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,070 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 173,495 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,839 households. The median household income in Kent County is $94,345 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Kent County scores 38 for laundromats (lower middle), #533 of 785 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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