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Laundromats in Houston County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Houston County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #595 of 785 scored counties
#14 of 20 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $73.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,703 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,318
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Houston County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #595 of 785 scored counties and #14 of 20 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,703 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Houston County spend about $73.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 9 laundromats, that is $8.2M per laundromat, 35% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Houston County has 9 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Houston County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 10,826 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Houston County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $8.2M | $13.3M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,826 | 25,938 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,703 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,626 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $186K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,318+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,302
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $58,626+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,747
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 51,974
- Daytime population
- 116,184Residents 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 Houston 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 |
| 14Houston County, AL | 32 | 9 | 2.1 | $8.2M | +2.8% | #595 of 785 |
Other business types in Houston 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 laundry23
- Clothing and shoe stores23
- Laundromats32
- Dry cleaners23
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Houston County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 laundromats in Houston County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Houston County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $73.7M a year, or $1,703 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $8.2M 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 43,302 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, AL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Houston County has 2.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $8.2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Houston County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,826 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 110,318 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,302 households. Median household income in Houston County is $58,626, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Houston County scores 32 for laundromats (lower middle), #595 of 785 scored counties.
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