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Laundromats in Walker County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Walker County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #745 of 785 scored counties
#18 of 20 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
6
4 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$40.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,608 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,140
0.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Walker County is 15 (low), #745 of 785 scored counties and #18 of 20 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 laundromats in Walker County. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

At $1,608 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Walker County spend about $40.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $6.8M per laundromat, 46% 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 Walker County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Walker County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Walker 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.

Laundromats in Walker County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureWalker CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.41.31.6
Spending per listing$6.8M$13.3M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a25,93811,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.1%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,608$1,778$2,055
Median household income$56,509$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score1556

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
64 chain locations
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 Walker 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 Walker County

Population, 2025 estimate
65,1400.0% since 2020
Households
25,388
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
791 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$56,509+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,976
Median home value
$135,900
Jobs located here
18,440
Daytime population
55,921Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for laundromats, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Walker County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AL91120.7$28.3M+11.0%#12 of 785
2Shelby County, AL81101.2$19M+6.5%#60 of 785
3Limestone County, AL7851.2$16.4M+18.0%#83 of 785
4Lee County, AL7371.0$17.8M+8.6%#128 of 785
5Tuscaloosa County, AL66101.1$16.1M+3.8%#196 of 785
6Jefferson County, AL59311.1$16.2M−1.3%#271 of 785
7St. Clair County, AL5751.4$12.7M+7.1%#305 of 785
8Baldwin County, AL57202.0$9.5M+14.8%#312 of 785
9Morgan County, AL5661.2$14.9M+2.6%#316 of 785
10Marshall County, AL4761.6$10.6M+6.0%#420 of 785
18Walker County, AL1562.4$6.8M0.0%#745 of 785

Other business types in Walker County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many laundromats are in Walker County, AL?

Walker County has 6 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Walker County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Walker County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $40.8M a year, or $1,608 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $6.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,388 households in Walker County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Walker County, AL compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Walker County has 2.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $6.8M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Walker County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Walker County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Walker County at 65,140 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,388 households. The median household income in Walker County is $56,509 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Walker County scores 15 for laundromats (low), #745 of 785 scored counties.

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