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Laundromats in Montgomery County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Montgomery County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #448 of 785 scored counties
#11 of 20 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $156.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,708 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.4M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 225,891
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 laundromats in Montgomery County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $1,708 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $156.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $10.4M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 17% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Montgomery County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 30,460 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Montgomery County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #448 of 785 scored counties and #11 of 20 scored counties in Alabama.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.4M | $13.3M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 30,460 | 25,938 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,708 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,386 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $201K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 225,891−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 91,381
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 289
- Median household income
- $59,386+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,436
- Median home value
- $171,900
- Jobs located here
- 132,478
- Daytime population
- 270,619Residents 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 |
| 11Montgomery County, AL | 45 | 15 | 1.6 | $10.4M | −1.1% | #448 of 785 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 laundry16
- Clothing and shoe stores17
- Laundromats45
- Dry cleaners10
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Montgomery County, AL?
Montgomery County has 15 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Montgomery County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $156.1M a year, or $1,708 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.4M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 91,381 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, AL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Montgomery County has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.4M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 30,460 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 225,891 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,381 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $59,386 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Montgomery County scores 45 for laundromats (lower middle), #448 of 785 scored counties.
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