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Laundromats in Dale County, AL
The laundromats in Dale County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $31.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,618 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.6M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,912
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Dale County comes to about $31.9M a year: $1,618 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 laundromats, that is $10.6M per laundromat, 15% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 3 laundromats on map listings in Dale County as of September 2026. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Dale County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dale County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 laundromats on map listings, Dale County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Dale 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 | Dale County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.6M | $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 | +1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,618 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,963 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 31 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 Dale 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 Dale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,912+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,727
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $54,963+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,266
- Median home value
- $143,500
- Jobs located here
- 15,272
- Daytime population
- 47,928Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for laundromats, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Dale County marked.
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 |
| Dale County, AL | Not scored | 3 | 1.5 | $10.6M | +1.3% |
Other business types in Dale 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
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Dale County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 laundromats in Dale County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Dale County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Dale County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $31.9M a year, or $1,618 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.6M 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 19,727 households in Dale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dale County, AL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Dale County has 1.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.6M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending.
How fast is Dale County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Dale County at 49,912 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in Dale County is $54,963, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. Dale County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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