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Laundromats in Jackson County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #583 of 785 scored counties
#5 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
14
2 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$102.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,782 a household
Spending per listing
$7.3M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
147,666
+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 Jackson County spend about $102.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,782 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 laundromats, that is $7.3M per laundromat, 41% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Jackson County has 14 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 11,529 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Jackson County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Jackson County is 33 (lower middle), #583 of 785 scored counties and #5 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Jackson 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.

Laundromats in Jackson County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.41.51.6
Spending per listing$7.3M$10.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishment11,52927,93711,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.8%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,782$1,677$2,055
Median household income$66,201$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3334

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$569K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
142 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
147,666+3.0% since 2020
Households
57,647
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
723 sq. mi.
People per square mile
201
Median household income
$66,201+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,071
Median home value
$193,100
Jobs located here
50,214
Daytime population
136,355Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for laundromats, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Jackson County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS7671.0$19.8M+6.3%#93 of 785
2Madison County, MS6771.6$12.9M+6.5%#192 of 785
3Rankin County, MS6571.2$16.4M+3.2%#205 of 785
4Harrison County, MS51141.7$10.1M+4.0%#372 of 785
5Jackson County, MS33142.4$7.3M+3.0%#583 of 785
6Hinds County, MS30202.2$7.1M−6.6%#619 of 785
7Lee County, MS2672.1$8.2M+0.5%#663 of 785
8Forrest County, MS2562.0$8.3M+1.1%#668 of 785
9Jones County, MS1852.0$8.2M−1.0%#720 of 785
10Lauderdale County, MS1562.1$7.7M−3.2%#742 of 785

Other business types in Jackson County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Jackson County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 laundromats in Jackson County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Jackson County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $102.7M a year, or $1,782 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $7.3M 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 57,647 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jackson County, MS compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Jackson County has 2.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $7.3M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Jackson County would have about 8, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,529 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 147,666 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,647 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $66,201, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Jackson County scores 33 for laundromats (lower middle), #583 of 785 scored counties.

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