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Laundromats in Skagit County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Skagit County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #332 of 785 scored counties
#11 of 18 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $98.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19.7M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 132,975
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Skagit County comes to about $98.5M a year: $1,883 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $19.7M per laundromat, 58% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Skagit County has 5 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Skagit County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 8,722 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Skagit County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Skagit County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #332 of 785 scored counties and #11 of 18 scored counties in Washington.
How Skagit 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.
| Measure | Skagit County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $19.7M | $21.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,722 | 23,758 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.8% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,883 | $2,048 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $89,263 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $392K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Skagit 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 Skagit County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 132,975+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,329
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $89,263+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,733
- Median home value
- $545,100
- Jobs located here
- 49,731
- Daytime population
- 119,306Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for laundromats, numbered among those based in Washington, with Skagit County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1King County, WA | 87 | 68 | 0.7 | $32.6M | +3.1% | #22 of 785 |
| 2Clark County, WA | 85 | 15 | 0.8 | $26M | +5.3% | #29 of 785 |
| 3Snohomish County, WA | 85 | 28 | 0.9 | $24.6M | +4.9% | #30 of 785 |
| 4Kitsap County, WA | 78 | 5 | 0.5 | $44.6M | +2.7% | #76 of 785 |
| 5Benton County, WA | 76 | 7 | 0.9 | $21.2M | +6.9% | #92 of 785 |
| 6Thurston County, WA | 75 | 5 | 0.4 | $45.6M | +2.8% | #96 of 785 |
| 7Pierce County, WA | 75 | 34 | 1.0 | $20.7M | +2.5% | #101 of 785 |
| 8Spokane County, WA | 73 | 15 | 0.7 | $25.9M | +3.2% | #117 of 785 |
| 9Whatcom County, WA | 66 | 13 | 1.4 | $13.3M | +3.9% | #201 of 785 |
| 10Cowlitz County, WA | 55 | 5 | 1.1 | $15.1M | +3.5% | #321 of 785 |
| 11Skagit County, WA | 54 | 5 | 1.0 | $19.7M | +2.4% | #332 of 785 |
Other business types in Skagit 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 laundry51
- Clothing and shoe stores56
- Laundromats54
- Dry cleaners57
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Skagit County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 laundromats in Skagit County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Skagit County, WA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $98.5M a year, or $1,883 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $19.7M 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 52,329 households in Skagit County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Skagit County, WA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Skagit County has 1.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $19.7M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Skagit County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,722 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Skagit County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Skagit County at 132,975 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,329 households. Median household income in Skagit County is $89,263, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Skagit County scores 54 for laundromats (upper middle), #332 of 785 scored counties.
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