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Laundromats in Manitowoc County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #575 of 785 scored counties
#20 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
$65.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,851 a household
Spending per listing
$9.3M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
81,710
+0.4% 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 Manitowoc County comes to about $65.1M a year: $1,851 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.3M per laundromat, 26% 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 Manitowoc County 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 Manitowoc County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $880K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Manitowoc County.

Population estimates put the population change in Manitowoc County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Manitowoc County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #575 of 785 scored counties and #20 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureManitowoc CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.81.6
Spending per listing$9.3M$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+0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,851$2,003$2,055
Median household income$69,148$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3340

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
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$880K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County

Population, 2025 estimate
81,710+0.4% since 2020
Households
35,188
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
589 sq. mi.
People per square mile
138
Median household income
$69,148+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,528
Median home value
$186,900
Jobs located here
33,176
Daytime population
74,436Residents 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 Manitowoc 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
20Manitowoc County, WI3372.0$9.3M+0.4%#575 of 785

Other business types in Manitowoc County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Manitowoc County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 laundromats in Manitowoc County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Manitowoc County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $65.1M a year, or $1,851 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.3M 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 35,188 households in Manitowoc County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Manitowoc County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.3M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Manitowoc County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Manitowoc County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Manitowoc County at 81,710 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,188 households. Median household income in Manitowoc County is $69,148, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Manitowoc County scores 33 for laundromats (lower middle), #575 of 785 scored counties.

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