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Laundromats in Ashland County, WI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,750 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
68% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
2.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,203
+1.1% 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 3 laundromats in Ashland County. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in Ashland County spend about $12M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,750 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 68% 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 Ashland County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ashland County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 laundromats on map listings, Ashland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ashland County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Ashland County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureAshland CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.41.81.6
Spending per listing$4M$11.3M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a18,09811,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.1%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,750$2,003$2,055
Median household income$62,462$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Ashland 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 Ashland County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,203+1.1% since 2020
Households
6,832
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,045 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$62,462+46.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,270
Median home value
$170,300
Jobs located here
7,396
Daytime population
16,304Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waukesha County, WI83160.9$25.2M+2.4%#42 of 785
2Dane County, WI81351.4$15.9M+4.9%#61 of 785
3Outagamie County, WI7881.0$20.3M+2.6%#82 of 785
4St. Croix County, WI7461.6$14.5M+4.7%#116 of 785
5Ozaukee County, WI7161.6$15M+3.0%#147 of 785
6Washington County, WI6291.6$13.9M+1.8%#248 of 785
7Marathon County, WI6081.4$14.2M+1.0%#263 of 785
8Racine County, WI59111.4$14.6M+0.4%#275 of 785
9Sheboygan County, WI5861.2$16M0.0%#287 of 785
10Brown County, WI57141.3$15.9M+2.6%#300 of 785
Ashland County, WINot scored34.4$4M+1.1%

Other business types in Ashland County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Ashland County, WI?

There are 3 laundromats on map listings in Ashland County as of September 2026. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Ashland County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Ashland County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $12M a year, or $1,750 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $4M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,832 households in Ashland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ashland County, WI compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Ashland County has 4.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $4M, 68% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Ashland County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Ashland County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Ashland County at 16,203 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,832 households. The median household income in Ashland County is $62,462 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 46.9% 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. Ashland County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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