Clothing and laundry · County · North Carolina
Laundromats in Halifax County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Halifax County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 2 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #783 of 785 scored counties
#30 of 30 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $31.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,536 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 69% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,534
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Halifax County scores 2 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #783 of 785 scored counties and #30 of 30 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 laundromats in Halifax County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $1,536 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Halifax County spend about $31.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 8 laundromats, that is $3.9M per laundromat, 69% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Halifax County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Halifax County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Halifax 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 | Halifax County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $16.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,859 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.3% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,536 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $45,590 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 2 | 61 |
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
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Halifax 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 Halifax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,534−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 20,383
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 724 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $45,590+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,278
- Median home value
- $106,200
- Jobs located here
- 14,278
- Daytime population
- 42,838Residents 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 Halifax 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 |
| 30Halifax County, NC | 2 | 8 | 3.9 | $3.9M | −3.9% | #783 of 785 |
Other business types in Halifax 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 laundry26
- Clothing and shoe stores27
- Laundromats2
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Halifax County, NC?
There are 8 laundromats on map listings in Halifax County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Halifax County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Halifax County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $31.3M a year, or $1,536 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,383 households in Halifax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Halifax County, NC compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Halifax County has 3.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $3.9M, 69% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Halifax County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Halifax County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Halifax County at 46,534 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,383 households. The median household income in Halifax County is $45,590 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Halifax County scores 2 for laundromats (very low), #783 of 785 scored counties.
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