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Laundromats in Clayton County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #756 of 785 scored counties
#26 of 27 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
29
3 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$174.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,648 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
69% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
297,471
−0.6% 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

For laundromats, Clayton County has a Groundwork market score of 13 (low): #756 of 785 scored counties and #26 of 27 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 laundromats in Clayton County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 10%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Clayton County comes to about $174.6M a year: $1,648 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 laundromats, that is $6M per laundromat, 52% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Clayton County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 7,063 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Clayton County. Population estimates put the population change in Clayton County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Clayton 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.

Laundromats in Clayton County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureClayton CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.71.31.6
Spending per listing$6M$15.1M$12.5M
Households per official establishment7,06315,79211,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,648$1,958$2,055
Median household income$59,806$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score1361

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 15
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$488K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
293 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Clayton 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 Clayton County

Population, 2025 estimate
297,471−0.6% since 2020
Households
105,941
Median age
34.2
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
142 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,110
Median household income
$59,806+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,514
Median home value
$222,300
Jobs located here
139,154
Daytime population
313,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Georgia

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

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbia County, GA8450.9$23.9M+7.9%#36 of 785
2Cherokee County, GA79121.2$19.3M+11.6%#73 of 785
3Fulton County, GA77481.0$21.6M+2.7%#86 of 785
4Walton County, GA6951.4$13.9M+16.0%#174 of 785
5Houston County, GA6991.4$13.5M+8.5%#176 of 785
6Cobb County, GA68411.4$16.4M+3.5%#180 of 785
7Carroll County, GA6651.1$15.9M+9.8%#197 of 785
8Gwinnett County, GA63441.3$15.4M+6.2%#229 of 785
9Hall County, GA60101.4$14.6M+11.4%#262 of 785
10Rockdale County, GA5951.5$13M+5.2%#280 of 785
26Clayton County, GA13292.7$6M−0.6%#756 of 785

Other business types in Clayton County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Clayton County, GA?

There are 29 laundromats on map listings in Clayton County as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Clayton County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $174.6M a year, or $1,648 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $6M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,941 households in Clayton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clayton County, GA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Clayton County has 2.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $6M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Clayton County would have about 14, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,063 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Clayton County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Clayton County at 297,471 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 105,941 households. The median household income in Clayton County is $59,806 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Clayton County scores 13 for laundromats (low), #756 of 785 scored counties.

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