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Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Georgia

Laundromats in the Waycross, GA area

The laundromats in the Waycross, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$32.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,579 a household
Spending per listing
$10.8M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,670
+3.0% 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

Households in the Waycross area spend about $32.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,579 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.8M per laundromat, 13% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

The Waycross area has 3 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in the Waycross area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in the Waycross area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 laundromats on map listings, the Waycross area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Waycross area 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 Waycross, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureWaycross areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.31.6
Spending per listing$10.8M$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+3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,579$1,958$2,055
Median household income$51,821$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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 the Waycross area, 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 the Waycross area

Population, 2025 estimate
57,670+3.0% since 2020
Households
20,562
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,240 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$51,821+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,222
Median home value
$126,600
Jobs located here
19,660
Daytime population
54,001Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Georgia

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for laundromats, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Waycross area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Statesboro, GA7651.4$11.7M+8.0%#14 of 150
2LaGrange, GA-AL6571.7$9.5M+3.0%#37 of 150
3Dublin, GA4552.3$7.2M+2.8%#86 of 150
4Tifton, GA3752.6$6.1M+1.7%#112 of 150
5Moultrie, GA27106.0$2.7M+3.3%#136 of 150
Waycross, GANot scored31.5$10.8M+3.0%

Other business types in the Waycross area

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Waycross, GA area?

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

How much do households in the Waycross, GA area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $32.5M a year, or $1,579 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.8M 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 20,562 households in the Waycross area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Waycross, GA area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Waycross area has 1.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.8M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending.

How fast is the Waycross, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Waycross area at 57,670 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,562 households. Median household income in the Waycross area is $51,821, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Waycross area has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for laundromats · All 56 business types in the Waycross area

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