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Laundromats in Waukesha County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Waukesha County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #42 of 785 scored counties
#1 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 16
- 4 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $402.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,387 a household
- Spending per listing
- $25.2M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,210
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Waukesha County is 83 (high), #42 of 785 scored counties and #1 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for laundromats.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 laundromats in Waukesha County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 25%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Waukesha County spend about $402.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,387 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $25.2M per laundromat, twice 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Waukesha County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 24,094 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Population estimates show Waukesha County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Waukesha 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 | Waukesha County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $25.2M | $11.3M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 24,094 | 18,098 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,387 | $2,003 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $106,076 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $290K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Waukesha 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 Waukesha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,210+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 168,658
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 550 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 749
- Median household income
- $106,076+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,605
- Median home value
- $398,200
- Jobs located here
- 265,439
- Daytime population
- 468,429Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for laundromats, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Waukesha County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Waukesha 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 laundry64
- Clothing and shoe stores68
- Laundromats83
- Dry cleaners62
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Waukesha County, WI?
There are 16 laundromats on map listings in Waukesha County as of September 2026. 4 of them (25%) 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 Waukesha County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $402.6M a year, or $2,387 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $25.2M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,658 households in Waukesha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waukesha County, WI compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Waukesha County has 0.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $25.2M, twice the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Waukesha County would have about 32, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,094 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Waukesha County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waukesha County at 417,210 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,658 households. The median household income in Waukesha County is $106,076 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Waukesha County scores 83 for laundromats (high), #42 of 785 scored counties.
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