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Laundromats in Richmond County, GA
The laundromats in Richmond County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #641 of 785 scored counties
#20 of 27 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $126.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,649 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.4M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 206,559
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
For laundromats, Richmond County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #641 of 785 scored counties and #20 of 27 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 laundromats in Richmond County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $1,649 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Richmond County spend about $126.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 15 laundromats, that is $8.4M per laundromat, 33% 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 6 businesses with payroll in Richmond County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 12,782 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Population estimates show Richmond County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Richmond 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 | Richmond County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $8.4M | $15.1M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,782 | 15,792 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,649 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,637 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $894K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 206,5590.0% since 2020
- Households
- 76,694
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 635
- Median household income
- $55,637+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,429
- Median home value
- $178,500
- Jobs located here
- 100,051
- Daytime population
- 227,215Residents 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 Richmond 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 |
| 20Richmond County, GA | 28 | 15 | 2.0 | $8.4M | 0.0% | #641 of 785 |
Other business types in Richmond 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 laundry13
- Clothing and shoe stores13
- Laundromats28
- Dry cleaners57
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Richmond County, GA?
Richmond County has 15 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Richmond County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $126.4M a year, or $1,649 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $8.4M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,694 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond County, GA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Richmond County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $8.4M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Richmond County would have about 10, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,782 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Richmond County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Richmond County at 206,559 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,694 households. The median household income in Richmond County is $55,637 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Richmond County scores 28 for laundromats (lower middle), #641 of 785 scored counties.
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