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Laundromats in Jefferson County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Jefferson County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #271 of 785 scored counties
#6 of 20 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 31
- 8 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $502M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,860 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.2M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 665,742
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 laundromats in Jefferson County. 8 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Jefferson County comes to about $502M a year: $1,860 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $16.2M per laundromat, 29% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 24,535 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Jefferson County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #271 of 785 scored counties and #6 of 20 scored counties in Alabama.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $16.2M | $13.3M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 24,535 | 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 | $1,860 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,388 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $778K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 318 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 665,742−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 269,883
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,112 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 601
- Median household income
- $66,388+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,697
- Median home value
- $240,000
- Jobs located here
- 395,444
- Daytime population
- 777,965Residents 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 Jefferson 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 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 laundry21
- Clothing and shoe stores21
- Laundromats59
- Dry cleaners39
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Jefferson County, AL?
There are 31 laundromats on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 8 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Jefferson County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $502M a year, or $1,860 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $16.2M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 269,883 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, AL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Jefferson County has 1.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $16.2M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 40, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,535 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 665,742 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 269,883 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $66,388 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Jefferson County scores 59 for laundromats (upper middle), #271 of 785 scored counties.
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