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Laundromats in Roberts County, SD

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,827 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,255
−0.1% 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

At $1,827 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Roberts County spend about $6.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $6.6M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There is 1 laundromat on map listings in Roberts County as of September 2026. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Roberts County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Roberts County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 laundromat on map listings, Roberts County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Roberts County compares

The same measures for South Dakota 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 Roberts County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRoberts CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.81.31.6
Spending per listing$6.6M$14.6M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a21,50311,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,827$1,951$2,055
Median household income$65,130$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Roberts 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 Roberts County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,255−0.1% since 2020
Households
3,625
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,101 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$65,130+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,087
Median home value
$154,500
Jobs located here
3,221
Daytime population
9,494Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for laundromats, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Roberts County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Minnehaha County, SD67131.5$13.1M+7.6%#191 of 785
2Pennington County, SD6351.1$18.1M+6.6%#228 of 785
Roberts County, SDNot scored12.8$6.6M−0.1%

Other business types in Roberts County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Roberts County, SD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 laundromat in Roberts County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Roberts County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Roberts County, SD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $6.6M a year, or $1,827 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 laundromat on map listings, it comes to $6.6M per laundromat. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,625 households in Roberts County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Roberts County, SD compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Roberts County has 1 laundromat on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending.

How fast is Roberts County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Roberts County at 10,255 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,625 households. Median household income in Roberts County is $65,130, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Roberts County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for laundromats · All 56 business types in Roberts County

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