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Laundromats in Swain County, NC

How Swain County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,680 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
14,024
−0.6% 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

There are no laundromats on map listings in Swain County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Swain County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Swain County comes to about $10.1M a year: $1,680 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. 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 Swain County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Swain County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no laundromats on map listings, Swain County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Swain 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 Swain County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureSwain CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.01.11.6
Spending per listingn/a$16.8M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,85911,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,680$1,894$2,055
Median household income$52,349$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Swain 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 Swain County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,024−0.6% since 2020
Households
6,013
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
528 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$52,349+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,062
Median home value
$207,000
Jobs located here
6,242
Daytime population
14,755Residents 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 Swain 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
Swain County, NCNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%

Other business types in Swain County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Swain County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no laundromats in Swain County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Swain County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.1M a year, or $1,680 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,013 households in Swain County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Swain County has no laundromats on map listings. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Swain County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Swain County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Swain County at 14,024 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,013 households. The median household income in Swain County is $52,349 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.2% 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. Swain County has no market score for laundromats, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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