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Laundromats in Washington County, VT

How Washington 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #598 of 785 scored counties
#3 of 5 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$59M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,282 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,652
−0.2% 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

Washington County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #598 of 785 scored counties and #3 of 5 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Washington County spend about $59M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,282 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 9 laundromats, that is $6.6M per laundromat, 48% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Washington County has 9 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 8,618 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Washington 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.

Laundromats in Washington County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.52.51.6
Spending per listing$6.6M$9.2M$12.5M
Households per official establishment8,61811,39211,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.1%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,282$2,281$2,055
Median household income$83,449$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score3226

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$166K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,652−0.2% since 2020
Households
25,855
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
687 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$83,449+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,553
Median home value
$315,000
Jobs located here
30,099
Daytime population
61,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Vermont

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for laundromats, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Washington County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chittenden County, VT44172.4$10.5M+0.4%#460 of 785
2Windsor County, VT3972.8$8.3M−0.7%#522 of 785
3Washington County, VT3293.5$6.6M−0.2%#598 of 785
4Rutland County, VT2872.8$7.6M−1.4%#643 of 785
5Windham County, VT2473.5$6.1M−1.4%#680 of 785

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Washington County, VT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 laundromats in Washington County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Washington County, VT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $59M a year, or $2,282 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 laundromats 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 25,855 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington County, VT compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Washington County has 3.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $6.6M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Washington County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,618 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 59,652 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,855 households. Median household income in Washington County is $83,449, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. Washington County scores 32 for laundromats (lower middle), #598 of 785 scored counties.

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