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Laundromats in Henderson County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #218 of 785 scored counties
#11 of 30 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$92.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,815 a household
Spending per listing
$15.4M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
122,375
+5.0% 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 6 laundromats in Henderson County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in Henderson County spend about $92.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,815 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 laundromats, that is $15.4M per laundromat, 23% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Henderson County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 17,022 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $288K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Henderson County.

Population estimates put the population change in Henderson County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Henderson County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #218 of 785 scored counties and #11 of 30 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Henderson 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 Henderson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureHenderson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.11.6
Spending per listing$15.4M$16.8M$12.5M
Households per official establishment17,02213,85911,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,815$1,894$2,055
Median household income$68,187$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6461

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$237K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$288K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Henderson 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 Henderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
122,375+5.0% since 2020
Households
51,067
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
373 sq. mi.
People per square mile
318
Median household income
$68,187+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,991
Median home value
$351,400
Jobs located here
43,470
Daytime population
113,169Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for laundromats, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Henderson 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
11Henderson County, NC6461.2$15.4M+5.0%#218 of 785

Other business types in Henderson County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Henderson County, NC?

Henderson County has 6 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

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

About $92.7M a year, or $1,815 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $15.4M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,067 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henderson County has 1.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $15.4M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Henderson County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,022 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Henderson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Henderson County at 122,375 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,067 households. The median household income in Henderson County is $68,187 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Henderson County scores 64 for laundromats (upper middle), #218 of 785 scored counties.

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