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Laundromats in Jackson County, NC
The laundromats in Jackson 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,656 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,039
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,656 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $30.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $10.2M per laundromat, 19% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Jackson County has 3 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Jackson County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 laundromats on map listings, Jackson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.2M | $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 | +6.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,656 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,815 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 31 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,039+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,430
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $55,815+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,171
- Median home value
- $284,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,917
- Daytime population
- 46,061Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Jackson County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $10.2M | +6.9% |
Other business types in Jackson 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
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Jackson County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 laundromats in Jackson County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Jackson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Jackson County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30.5M a year, or $1,656 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.2M 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 18,430 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, NC compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Jackson County has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Jackson County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Jackson County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 45,039 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,430 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $55,815, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Jackson County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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