Trends · data through September 2026

Laundromats in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Iceflower tracks 178 stores from 136 laundromat chains in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Laundry World grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Blue Kangaroo and Smart Wash Laundry.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
136
Tracked stores
178
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked laundromat chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Laundry World and Blue Kangaroo sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 Laundry World - -2.6%
2 Blue Kangaroo - -7.7%
3 Smart Wash Laundry - -19.3%
4 Bubbleland - -29.3%
5 Blue Kangaroo Coin Laundry - -30.8%
6 Spin Cycle Laundromat - -43.4%
  • Laundry World
  • Family Pride Quick Wash
  • Wash Smart Lavanderia
  • World's Largest Laundromat
  • Smart Wash Laundry
  • Fresh Laundromat
  • Ladybug Cleaners and Laundromat
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

178 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 38 of the 178 stores (21%); 124 of the 136 tracked chains have a single store here. 2% of the tracked other stores here are laundromats, the same share as across Illinois.

  • Laundry World (15)
  • Family Pride Quick Wash (1)
  • Wash Smart Lavanderia (11)
  • World's Largest Laundromat (1)
  • Smart Wash Laundry (6)
  • Fresh Laundromat (2)
  • Ladybug Cleaners and Laundromat (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 Laundry World 15
  • 2 Wash Smart Lavanderia 11
  • 3 Smart Wash Laundry 6
  • 4 Blue Kangaroo 3
  • 5 Bubbleland 3
  • 6 Spin Cycle Laundromat 3
  • 7 Blue Kangaroo Coin Laundry 3
  • 8 Tide Laundromat 2
  • 9 Busy B Laundromat 2
  • 10 Express Coin Laundry 2
  • 11 Su Primera Lavanderia 2
  • 12 Fresh Laundromat 2
  • 13 HappyNest Laundry Service 1
  • 14 Glenview Maytag Laundry 1
  • 15 Blast Laundromat 1
  • 16 Lava Land Laundromat 1
  • 17 Morrison's Laundry & Cleaners 1
  • 18 Elgins Best Laundry 1
  • 19 Super Bubble Laundromat 1
  • 20 Immaculate Laundry 1
  • 21 Grand Slam Laundry 1
  • 22 Armitage Laundromat 1
  • 23 Bubble Laundry 1
  • 24 Big Bubbles Laundromat 1
  • 25 American Coin Laundry 1
  • 26 Westfield Coin Laundry 1
  • 27 Norge Klean-O-Mat 1
  • 28 Bartlett Soap n Suds 1
  • 29 Jumbo Laundry 1
  • 30 Fletcher Laundry I LLC 1
  • 31 Riverpoint Coin Laundry 1
  • 32 Pier Laundry 1
  • 33 My Family Laundry 1
  • 34 Division Laundromat 1
  • 35 Shorewood Laundromat 1
  • 36 Presidential Cleaners 1
  • 37 Bailey Rd Laundry 1
  • 38 Magic Spin 1
  • 39 Market Place Coin Wash 1
  • 40 Mr. Bubbles Laundromat 1
  • 41 Briar Square Laundromat 1
  • 42 Super Laundry 1
  • 43 Sparkle Laundromat 1
  • 44 Five Star Laundry Chicago 1
  • 45 Sunshine Family Laundry 1
  • 46 Hanover Quick Wash Laundromat 1
  • 47 Sweets & Suds 1
  • 48 WashLand Laundromat 1
  • 49 Clean Wash Laundry 1
  • 50 M&T Laundry 1

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