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Laundromats in Fond du Lac County, WI

The laundromats in Fond du Lac County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #545 of 785 scored counties
#18 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$83.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,921 a household
Spending per listing
$11.9M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
104,669
+0.5% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Fond du Lac County comes to about $83.1M a year: $1,921 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 laundromats, that is $11.9M per laundromat, 5% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 7 laundromats on map listings in Fond du Lac County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Fond du Lac County in 2023. That is one for every 6,178 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $567K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Fond du Lac County.

Population estimates show Fond du Lac County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Fond du Lac County is 36 (lower middle), #545 of 785 scored counties and #18 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureFond du Lac CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.61.81.6
Spending per listing$11.9M$11.3M$12.5M
Households per official establishment6,17818,09811,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.1%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,921$2,003$2,055
Median household income$74,275$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3640

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 7
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
72 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$567K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County

Population, 2025 estimate
104,669+0.5% since 2020
Households
43,243
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
720 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$74,275+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,084
Median home value
$222,800
Jobs located here
49,885
Daytime population
99,843Residents 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 Fond du Lac 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
18Fond du Lac County, WI3671.6$11.9M+0.5%#545 of 785

Other business types in Fond du Lac County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Fond du Lac County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 laundromats in Fond du Lac County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

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

About $83.1M a year, or $1,921 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.9M 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 43,243 households in Fond du Lac County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fond du Lac County, WI compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Fond du Lac County has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.9M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,178 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Fond du Lac County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Fond du Lac County at 104,669 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,243 households. Median household income in Fond du Lac County is $74,275, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Fond du Lac County scores 36 for laundromats (lower middle), #545 of 785 scored counties.

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