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Laundromats in Ashe County, NC

The laundromats in Ashe County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,639 a household
Spending per listing
$20M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
27,514
+3.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 laundromat in Ashe County. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.

At $1,639 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Ashe County spend about $20M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $20M per laundromat. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Ashe County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Ashe County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 laundromat on map listings, Ashe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ashe County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Ashe County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAshe CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.81.11.6
Spending per listing$20M$16.8M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,85911,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,639$1,894$2,055
Median household income$56,866$72,388$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
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Ashe 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 Ashe County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,514+3.5% since 2020
Households
12,201
Median age
49.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
426 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$56,866+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,848
Median home value
$243,100
Jobs located here
7,137
Daytime population
23,705Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across North Carolina

Every North Carolina market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for laundromats, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Ashe County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wake County, NC84350.8$30.4M+11.2%#34 of 785
2Brunswick County, NC8350.7$25.9M+26.5%#41 of 785
3Johnston County, NC8180.9$20.8M+17.9%#57 of 785
4Iredell County, NC7981.0$19M+12.9%#74 of 785
5Cabarrus County, NC77101.2$17.6M+9.9%#90 of 785
6Durham County, NC73151.1$19.3M+7.7%#124 of 785
7Mecklenburg County, NC72430.9$23M+10.5%#134 of 785
8Onslow County, NC6691.2$14.5M+6.0%#198 of 785
9Buncombe County, NC64111.1$17.7M+2.9%#213 of 785
10Davidson County, NC6471.0$17.4M+6.6%#214 of 785
Ashe County, NCNot scored10.8$20M+3.5%

Other business types in Ashe County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Ashe County, NC?

Ashe County has 1 laundromat on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Ashe County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Ashe County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $20M a year, or $1,639 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 laundromat on map listings, it comes to $20M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,201 households in Ashe County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ashe County, NC compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Ashe County has 1 laundromat on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Ashe County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Ashe County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Ashe County at 27,514 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,201 households. The median household income in Ashe County is $56,866 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Ashe County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Ashe County

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