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Laundromats in Robeson County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #682 of 785 scored counties
#28 of 30 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
12
5 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$63.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,477 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
75% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
119,941
+3.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Robeson County is 24 (low), #682 of 785 scored counties and #28 of 30 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 laundromats in Robeson County. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in Robeson County spend about $63.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,477 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.3M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 58% 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.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Robeson County in 2023. That is one for every 10,784 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Population estimates show Robeson County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Robeson 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 Robeson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRobeson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.81.11.6
Spending per listing$5.3M$16.8M$12.5M
Households per official establishment10,78413,85911,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,477$1,894$2,055
Median household income$41,978$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score2461

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$202K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Robeson 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 Robeson County

Population, 2025 estimate
119,941+3.4% since 2020
Households
43,134
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
947 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$41,978+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,210
Median home value
$94,500
Jobs located here
39,575
Daytime population
113,327Residents 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 Robeson 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
28Robeson County, NC24122.8$5.3M+3.4%#682 of 785

Other business types in Robeson County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Robeson County, NC?

There are 12 laundromats on map listings in Robeson County as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

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

About $63.7M a year, or $1,477 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5.3M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,134 households in Robeson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Robeson County has 2.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $5.3M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Robeson County would have about 5, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,784 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Robeson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Robeson County at 119,941 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,134 households. The median household income in Robeson County is $41,978 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Robeson County scores 24 for laundromats (low), #682 of 785 scored counties.

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