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Laundromats in Lewis County, WA

How Lewis County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #584 of 785 scored counties
#15 of 18 scored counties in Washington

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$56.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,704 a household
Spending per listing
$7M
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
88,062
+6.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 laundromats in Lewis County. None of them are chain locations, 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.

At $1,704 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Lewis County spend about $56.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 44% 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 Lewis County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Lewis County grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lewis County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #584 of 785 scored counties and #15 of 18 scored counties in Washington.

How Lewis 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 Lewis County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.40.91.6
Spending per listing$7M$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+6.7%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,704$2,048$2,055
Median household income$74,796$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score3383

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
80 chain locations
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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
88,062+6.7% since 2020
Households
32,916
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$74,796+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,194
Median home value
$385,800
Jobs located here
25,436
Daytime population
72,396Residents 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 Lewis 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
15Lewis County, WA3382.4$7M+6.7%#584 of 785

Other business types in Lewis County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Lewis County, WA?

There are 8 laundromats on map listings in Lewis County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Lewis County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $56.1M a year, or $1,704 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,916 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lewis County has 2.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $7M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Lewis County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Lewis County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 88,062 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,916 households. The median household income in Lewis County is $74,796 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% 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. Lewis County scores 33 for laundromats (lower middle), #584 of 785 scored counties.

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

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