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Laundromats in Tift County, GA

The laundromats in Tift County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #722 of 785 scored counties
#24 of 27 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$25.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,650 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,254
+2.1% 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

Tift County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #722 of 785 scored counties and #24 of 27 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,650 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Tift County spend about $25.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 5 laundromats, that is $5.2M per laundromat, 59% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Tift County has 5 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Tift County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Tift County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Tift 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 Tift County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureTift CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.21.31.6
Spending per listing$5.2M$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+2.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,650$1,958$2,055
Median household income$53,255$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score1861

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
50 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
42,254+2.1% since 2020
Households
15,640
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
261 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$53,255+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,766
Median home value
$165,200
Jobs located here
21,738
Daytime population
47,133Residents 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 Tift 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
24Tift County, GA1853.2$5.2M+2.1%#722 of 785

Other business types in Tift County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Tift County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 laundromats in Tift County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Tift County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $25.8M a year, or $1,650 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 15,640 households in Tift County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tift County has 3.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $5.2M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Tift County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Tift County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Tift County at 42,254 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,640 households. Median household income in Tift County is $53,255, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.7%, 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. Tift County scores 18 for laundromats (low), #722 of 785 scored counties.

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