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Laundromats in Franklin County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #442 of 785 scored counties
#12 of 18 scored counties in Washington

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$55.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,863 a household
Spending per listing
$9.3M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
102,612
+5.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 laundromats in Franklin County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

At $1,863 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $55.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $9.3M per laundromat, 26% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Franklin County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #442 of 785 scored counties and #12 of 18 scored counties in Washington.

How Franklin County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Franklin County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.00.91.6
Spending per listing$9.3M$21.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a23,75811,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.8%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,863$2,048$2,055
Median household income$86,714$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score4683

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
61 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
102,612+5.6% since 2020
Households
29,890
Median age
31.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,242 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$86,714+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,166
Median home value
$379,300
Jobs located here
34,282
Daytime population
90,548Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1King County, WA87680.7$32.6M+3.1%#22 of 785
2Clark County, WA85150.8$26M+5.3%#29 of 785
3Snohomish County, WA85280.9$24.6M+4.9%#30 of 785
4Kitsap County, WA7850.5$44.6M+2.7%#76 of 785
5Benton County, WA7670.9$21.2M+6.9%#92 of 785
6Thurston County, WA7550.4$45.6M+2.8%#96 of 785
7Pierce County, WA75341.0$20.7M+2.5%#101 of 785
8Spokane County, WA73150.7$25.9M+3.2%#117 of 785
9Whatcom County, WA66131.4$13.3M+3.9%#201 of 785
10Cowlitz County, WA5551.1$15.1M+3.5%#321 of 785
12Franklin County, WA4662.0$9.3M+5.6%#442 of 785

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Franklin County, WA?

Franklin County has 6 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Franklin County, WA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $55.7M a year, or $1,863 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.3M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,890 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, WA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Franklin County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.3M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Franklin County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Franklin County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 102,612 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,890 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $86,714 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Franklin County scores 46 for laundromats (lower middle), #442 of 785 scored counties.

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