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Laundromats in Cherokee County, GA
How Cherokee County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #73 of 785 scored counties
#2 of 27 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $231.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,279 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19.3M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,273
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
For laundromats, Cherokee County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #73 of 785 scored counties and #2 of 27 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for laundromats.
At $2,279 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Cherokee County spend about $231.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 12 laundromats, that is $19.3M per laundromat, 54% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Cherokee County has 12 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Cherokee County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 14,502 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $315K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Cherokee County. Population estimates show Cherokee County grew 11.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cherokee County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Cherokee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $19.3M | $15.1M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,502 | 15,792 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,279 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $108,115 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $625K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $315K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,273+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 101,514
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 668
- Median household income
- $108,115+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,625
- Median home value
- $435,100
- Jobs located here
- 78,270
- Daytime population
- 228,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for laundromats, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Cherokee County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbia County, GA | 84 | 5 | 0.9 | $23.9M | +7.9% | #36 of 785 |
| 2Cherokee County, GA | 79 | 12 | 1.2 | $19.3M | +11.6% | #73 of 785 |
| 3Fulton County, GA | 77 | 48 | 1.0 | $21.6M | +2.7% | #86 of 785 |
| 4Walton County, GA | 69 | 5 | 1.4 | $13.9M | +16.0% | #174 of 785 |
| 5Houston County, GA | 69 | 9 | 1.4 | $13.5M | +8.5% | #176 of 785 |
| 6Cobb County, GA | 68 | 41 | 1.4 | $16.4M | +3.5% | #180 of 785 |
| 7Carroll County, GA | 66 | 5 | 1.1 | $15.9M | +9.8% | #197 of 785 |
| 8Gwinnett County, GA | 63 | 44 | 1.3 | $15.4M | +6.2% | #229 of 785 |
| 9Hall County, GA | 60 | 10 | 1.4 | $14.6M | +11.4% | #262 of 785 |
| 10Rockdale County, GA | 59 | 5 | 1.5 | $13M | +5.2% | #280 of 785 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 laundry60
- Clothing and shoe stores61
- Laundromats79
- Dry cleaners50
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Cherokee County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 laundromats in Cherokee County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Cherokee County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $231.4M a year, or $2,279 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $19.3M 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 101,514 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, GA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Cherokee County has 1.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $19.3M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 19, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,502 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 299,273 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,514 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $108,115, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Cherokee County scores 79 for laundromats (high), #73 of 785 scored counties.
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