Clothing and laundry · County · North Carolina
Laundromats in Buncombe County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Buncombe County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #213 of 785 scored counties
#9 of 30 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $195M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,915 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.7M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,417
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 laundromats in Buncombe County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Buncombe County spend about $195M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,915 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $17.7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 42% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Buncombe County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 14,551 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $785K have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Buncombe County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Buncombe County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Buncombe County is 64 (upper middle), #213 of 785 scored counties and #9 of 30 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Buncombe 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.
| Measure | Buncombe County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $17.7M | $16.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,551 | 13,859 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.3% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,915 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,436 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $493K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $785K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Buncombe 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 Buncombe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,417+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 101,855
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $74,436+42.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,560
- Median home value
- $391,800
- Jobs located here
- 142,929
- Daytime population
- 299,325Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for laundromats, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Buncombe County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wake County, NC | 84 | 35 | 0.8 | $30.4M | +11.2% | #34 of 785 |
| 2Brunswick County, NC | 83 | 5 | 0.7 | $25.9M | +26.5% | #41 of 785 |
| 3Johnston County, NC | 81 | 8 | 0.9 | $20.8M | +17.9% | #57 of 785 |
| 4Iredell County, NC | 79 | 8 | 1.0 | $19M | +12.9% | #74 of 785 |
| 5Cabarrus County, NC | 77 | 10 | 1.2 | $17.6M | +9.9% | #90 of 785 |
| 6Durham County, NC | 73 | 15 | 1.1 | $19.3M | +7.7% | #124 of 785 |
| 7Mecklenburg County, NC | 72 | 43 | 0.9 | $23M | +10.5% | #134 of 785 |
| 8Onslow County, NC | 66 | 9 | 1.2 | $14.5M | +6.0% | #198 of 785 |
| 9Buncombe County, NC | 64 | 11 | 1.1 | $17.7M | +2.9% | #213 of 785 |
| 10Davidson County, NC | 64 | 7 | 1.0 | $17.4M | +6.6% | #214 of 785 |
Other business types in Buncombe 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 laundry30
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats64
- Dry cleaners69
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Buncombe County, NC?
There are 11 laundromats on map listings in Buncombe County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) 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 Buncombe County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $195M a year, or $1,915 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $17.7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,855 households in Buncombe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buncombe County, NC compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Buncombe County has 1.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $17.7M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Buncombe County would have about 16, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,551 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Buncombe County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Buncombe County at 277,417 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,855 households. The median household income in Buncombe County is $74,436 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.6% 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. Buncombe County scores 64 for laundromats (upper middle), #213 of 785 scored counties.
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