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Laundromats in Chittenden County, VT
How Chittenden County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #460 of 785 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $177.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,488 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.5M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Chittenden County comes to about $177.8M a year: $2,488 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That is about $10.5M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 17 laundromats on map listings in Chittenden County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Chittenden County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 7,940 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Chittenden County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chittenden County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #460 of 785 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Vermont.
How Chittenden County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.5M | $9.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,940 | 11,392 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −11.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,488 | $2,281 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $380K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Chittenden 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 Chittenden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,115+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 71,456
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 537 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,699
- Median home value
- $439,200
- Jobs located here
- 103,357
- Daytime population
- 189,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for laundromats, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Chittenden County marked.
Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chittenden County, VT | 44 | 17 | 2.4 | $10.5M | +0.4% | #460 of 785 |
| 2Windsor County, VT | 39 | 7 | 2.8 | $8.3M | −0.7% | #522 of 785 |
| 3Washington County, VT | 32 | 9 | 3.5 | $6.6M | −0.2% | #598 of 785 |
| 4Rutland County, VT | 28 | 7 | 2.8 | $7.6M | −1.4% | #643 of 785 |
| 5Windham County, VT | 24 | 7 | 3.5 | $6.1M | −1.4% | #680 of 785 |
Other business types in Chittenden 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores44
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Chittenden County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 laundromats in Chittenden County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $177.8M a year, or $2,488 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.5M 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 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Chittenden County has 2.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.5M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 14, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,940 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Chittenden County scores 44 for laundromats (lower middle), #460 of 785 scored counties.
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