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Laundromats in Colbert County, AL
The laundromats in Colbert County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #608 of 785 scored counties
#15 of 20 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $40.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,671 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,474
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
For laundromats, Colbert County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #608 of 785 scored counties and #15 of 20 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 laundromats in Colbert County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $1,671 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Colbert County spend about $40.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $8.1M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 35% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Colbert County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Colbert County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Colbert County compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Colbert County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $13.3M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 25,938 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,671 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,628 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 56 |
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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Colbert 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 Colbert County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,474+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 24,301
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $60,628+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,445
- Median home value
- $171,000
- Jobs located here
- 23,900
- Daytime population
- 58,699Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, AL | 91 | 12 | 0.7 | $28.3M | +11.0% | #12 of 785 |
| 2Shelby County, AL | 81 | 10 | 1.2 | $19M | +6.5% | #60 of 785 |
| 3Limestone County, AL | 78 | 5 | 1.2 | $16.4M | +18.0% | #83 of 785 |
| 4Lee County, AL | 73 | 7 | 1.0 | $17.8M | +8.6% | #128 of 785 |
| 5Tuscaloosa County, AL | 66 | 10 | 1.1 | $16.1M | +3.8% | #196 of 785 |
| 6Jefferson County, AL | 59 | 31 | 1.1 | $16.2M | −1.3% | #271 of 785 |
| 7St. Clair County, AL | 57 | 5 | 1.4 | $12.7M | +7.1% | #305 of 785 |
| 8Baldwin County, AL | 57 | 20 | 2.0 | $9.5M | +14.8% | #312 of 785 |
| 9Morgan County, AL | 56 | 6 | 1.2 | $14.9M | +2.6% | #316 of 785 |
| 10Marshall County, AL | 47 | 6 | 1.6 | $10.6M | +6.0% | #420 of 785 |
| 15Colbert County, AL | 31 | 5 | 2.1 | $8.1M | +3.8% | #608 of 785 |
Other business types in Colbert 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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores32
- Laundromats31
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Colbert County, AL?
There are 5 laundromats on map listings in Colbert County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Colbert County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Colbert County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $40.6M a year, or $1,671 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $8.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,301 households in Colbert County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colbert County, AL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Colbert County has 2.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $8.1M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Colbert County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Colbert County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Colbert County at 59,474 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,301 households. The median household income in Colbert County is $60,628 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Colbert County scores 31 for laundromats (lower middle), #608 of 785 scored counties.
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