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Laundromats in Jefferson County, WI
How Jefferson County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #497 of 785 scored counties
#16 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $69.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,985 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,505
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Jefferson County spend about $69.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,985 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.9M per laundromat, 21% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Jefferson County has 7 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Jefferson County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #497 of 785 scored counties and #16 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.9M | $11.3M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 18,098 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,985 | $2,003 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $83,750 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 40 |
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
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,505+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 34,873
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $83,750+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,082
- Median home value
- $274,100
- Jobs located here
- 34,853
- Daytime population
- 76,557Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waukesha County, WI | 83 | 16 | 0.9 | $25.2M | +2.4% | #42 of 785 |
| 2Dane County, WI | 81 | 35 | 1.4 | $15.9M | +4.9% | #61 of 785 |
| 3Outagamie County, WI | 78 | 8 | 1.0 | $20.3M | +2.6% | #82 of 785 |
| 4St. Croix County, WI | 74 | 6 | 1.6 | $14.5M | +4.7% | #116 of 785 |
| 5Ozaukee County, WI | 71 | 6 | 1.6 | $15M | +3.0% | #147 of 785 |
| 6Washington County, WI | 62 | 9 | 1.6 | $13.9M | +1.8% | #248 of 785 |
| 7Marathon County, WI | 60 | 8 | 1.4 | $14.2M | +1.0% | #263 of 785 |
| 8Racine County, WI | 59 | 11 | 1.4 | $14.6M | +0.4% | #275 of 785 |
| 9Sheboygan County, WI | 58 | 6 | 1.2 | $16M | 0.0% | #287 of 785 |
| 10Brown County, WI | 57 | 14 | 1.3 | $15.9M | +2.6% | #300 of 785 |
| 16Jefferson County, WI | 41 | 7 | 2.0 | $9.9M | +0.3% | #497 of 785 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats41
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Jefferson County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 laundromats in Jefferson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Jefferson County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $69.2M a year, or $1,985 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.9M 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 34,873 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, WI compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Jefferson County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Jefferson County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 86,505 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,873 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $83,750, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 41 for laundromats (lower middle), #497 of 785 scored counties.
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