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Laundromats in Lauderdale County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Lauderdale County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #742 of 785 scored counties
#10 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$46M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,604 a household
Spending per listing
$7.7M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,317
−3.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Lauderdale County is 15 (low), #742 of 785 scored counties and #10 of 11 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Lauderdale County comes to about $46M a year: $1,604 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 laundromats, that is $7.7M per laundromat, 39% 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 Lauderdale County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lauderdale County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 9,569 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lauderdale County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLauderdale CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.11.51.6
Spending per listing$7.7M$10.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishment9,56927,93711,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.8%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,604$1,677$2,055
Median household income$50,817$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score1534

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$65K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,317−3.2% since 2020
Households
28,707
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
704 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$50,817+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,958
Median home value
$133,300
Jobs located here
32,099
Daytime population
75,808Residents 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Lauderdale County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 laundromats in Lauderdale County. 2 of them (33%) 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 Lauderdale County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $46M a year, or $1,604 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $7.7M 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 28,707 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lauderdale County has 2.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $7.7M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,569 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Lauderdale County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 70,317 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,707 households. Median household income in Lauderdale County is $50,817, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Lauderdale County scores 15 for laundromats (low), #742 of 785 scored counties.

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