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Laundromats in Surry County, NC

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$48.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,627 a household
Spending per listing
$16.2M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
72,287
+1.3% 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 3 laundromats in Surry County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in Surry County spend about $48.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,627 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $16.2M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 30% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Surry County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 9,956 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Surry County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 laundromats on map listings, Surry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Surry 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 Surry County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureSurry CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.11.6
Spending per listing$16.2M$16.8M$12.5M
Households per official establishment9,95613,85911,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,627$1,894$2,055
Median household income$55,656$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$237K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Surry 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 Surry County

Population, 2025 estimate
72,287+1.3% since 2020
Households
29,869
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
533 sq. mi.
People per square mile
134
Median household income
$55,656+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,579
Median home value
$177,600
Jobs located here
28,742
Daytime population
70,148Residents 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 Surry 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
Surry County, NCNot scored31.0$16.2M+1.3%

Other business types in Surry County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Surry County, NC?

Surry County has 3 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

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

About $48.6M a year, or $1,627 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $16.2M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,869 households in Surry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Surry County has 1.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $16.2M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Surry County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,956 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Surry County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Surry County at 72,287 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,869 households. The median household income in Surry County is $55,656 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Surry 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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