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Laundromats in Cobb County, GA
The laundromats in Cobb County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #180 of 785 scored counties
#6 of 27 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 41
- 6 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $673M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,276 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.4M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 793,345
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 laundromats in Cobb County. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cobb County comes to about $673M a year: $2,276 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $16.4M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 31% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Cobb County was 24 in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 12,321 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Cobb County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cobb County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Cobb County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #180 of 785 scored counties and #6 of 27 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cobb 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 | Cobb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $16.4M | $15.1M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,321 | 15,792 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +5.7% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,276 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $102,738 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 24+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Cobb 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 Cobb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 793,345+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 295,714
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,282
- Median household income
- $102,738+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,477
- Median home value
- $407,200
- Jobs located here
- 414,080
- Daytime population
- 823,370Residents 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 Cobb 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 Cobb 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats68
- Dry cleaners31
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Cobb County, GA?
There are 41 laundromats on map listings in Cobb County as of September 2026. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Cobb County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $673M a year, or $2,276 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $16.4M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 295,714 households in Cobb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cobb County, GA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Cobb County has 1.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $16.4M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Cobb County would have about 54, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,321 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Cobb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cobb County at 793,345 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 295,714 households. The median household income in Cobb County is $102,738 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Cobb County scores 68 for laundromats (upper middle), #180 of 785 scored counties.
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