Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Mississippi
Laundromats in the Jackson, MS metro area
How the Jackson, MS metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #235 of 364 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 37
- 6 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $416.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,751 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.3M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 609,847
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 laundromats in the Jackson metro area. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in the Jackson metro area spend about $416.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,751 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $11.3M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 10% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Jackson metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 33,977 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Jackson metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the Jackson metro area is 41 (lower middle), #235 of 364 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi.
How the Jackson metro area 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 | Jackson metro area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $11.3M | $10.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 33,977 | 27,937 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.8% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,751 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,644 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $114K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 376 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Jackson metro 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 Jackson metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 609,847−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 237,841
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 6,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $61,644
- Average household income
- $87,121
- Median home value
- $200,500
- Jobs located here
- 294,327
- Daytime population
- 642,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Mississippi for laundromats, numbered among those based in Mississippi (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Jackson metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 47 | 65 | 1.2 | $14.7M | −0.3% | #194 of 364 |
| 1Hattiesburg, MS | 42 | 9 | 1.5 | $11.5M | +2.6% | #225 of 364 |
| 2Jackson, MS | 41 | 37 | 1.6 | $11.3M | −1.4% | #235 of 364 |
| 3Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 34 | 34 | 2.0 | $8.6M | +3.5% | #278 of 364 |
Other business types in the Jackson metro area
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 laundry12
- Clothing and shoe stores10
- Laundromats41
- Dry cleaners29
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Jackson, MS metro area?
The Jackson metro area has 37 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in the Jackson, MS metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $416.5M a year, or $1,751 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.3M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 237,841 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jackson, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Jackson metro area has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 33, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 33,977 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is the Jackson, MS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 609,847 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 237,841 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $61,644 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Jackson metro area scores 41 for laundromats (lower middle), #235 of 364 scored metro areas.
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