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Laundromats in Gilmer County, GA

How Gilmer County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$23M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,768 a household
Spending per listing
$11.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
33,894
+7.9% 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

At $1,768 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Gilmer County spend about $23M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $11.5M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Gilmer County has 2 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Gilmer County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.9M has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Gilmer County.

Population estimates show Gilmer County grew 7.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 laundromats on map listings, Gilmer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Gilmer 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 Gilmer County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureGilmer CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.31.6
Spending per listing$11.5M$15.1M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,79211,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,768$1,958$2,055
Median household income$74,499$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
33,894+7.9% since 2020
Households
13,015
Median age
49.1
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
426 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$74,499+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,676
Median home value
$314,000
Jobs located here
7,408
Daytime population
28,856Residents 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 Gilmer 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
Gilmer County, GANot scored21.5$11.5M+7.9%

Other business types in Gilmer County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Gilmer County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 laundromats in Gilmer County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Gilmer County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $23M a year, or $1,768 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.5M 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 13,015 households in Gilmer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gilmer County has 2 laundromats on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending.

How fast is Gilmer County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Gilmer County at 33,894 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,015 households. Median household income in Gilmer County is $74,499, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.6%, 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. Gilmer County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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