Clothing and laundry · County · Mississippi
Laundromats in Forrest County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Forrest County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #668 of 785 scored counties
#8 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $49.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,647 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.3M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For laundromats, Forrest County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #668 of 785 scored counties and #8 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Forrest County spend about $49.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,647 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 laundromats, that is $8.3M per laundromat, 34% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 6 laundromats on map listings in Forrest County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Forrest County in 2023. That is one for every 10,042 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Forrest County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Forrest County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $8.3M | $10.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,042 | 27,937 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.8% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,647 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for laundromats, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Forrest County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 76 | 7 | 1.0 | $19.8M | +6.3% | #93 of 785 |
| 2Madison County, MS | 67 | 7 | 1.6 | $12.9M | +6.5% | #192 of 785 |
| 3Rankin County, MS | 65 | 7 | 1.2 | $16.4M | +3.2% | #205 of 785 |
| 4Harrison County, MS | 51 | 14 | 1.7 | $10.1M | +4.0% | #372 of 785 |
| 5Jackson County, MS | 33 | 14 | 2.4 | $7.3M | +3.0% | #583 of 785 |
| 6Hinds County, MS | 30 | 20 | 2.2 | $7.1M | −6.6% | #619 of 785 |
| 7Lee County, MS | 26 | 7 | 2.1 | $8.2M | +0.5% | #663 of 785 |
| 8Forrest County, MS | 25 | 6 | 2.0 | $8.3M | +1.1% | #668 of 785 |
| 9Jones County, MS | 18 | 5 | 2.0 | $8.2M | −1.0% | #720 of 785 |
| 10Lauderdale County, MS | 15 | 6 | 2.1 | $7.7M | −3.2% | #742 of 785 |
Other business types in Forrest 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 laundry25
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats25
- Dry cleaners14
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Forrest County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 laundromats in Forrest County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $49.6M a year, or $1,647 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $8.3M 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 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Forrest County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $8.3M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Forrest County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,042 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 25 for laundromats (lower middle), #668 of 785 scored counties.
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