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Laundromats in Blount County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #120 of 785 scored counties
#4 of 19 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$104.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,885 a household
Spending per listing
$20.9M
67% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
143,820
+6.0% 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

Households in Blount County spend about $104.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,885 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $20.9M per laundromat, 67% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Blount County has 5 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Blount County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Blount County grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blount County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #120 of 785 scored counties and #4 of 19 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Blount County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Blount County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureBlount CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.31.6
Spending per listing$20.9M$14.2M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a20,76711,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.6%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,885$1,842$2,055
Median household income$77,365$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7359

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
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Blount 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 Blount County

Population, 2025 estimate
143,820+6.0% since 2020
Households
55,522
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
559 sq. mi.
People per square mile
249
Median household income
$77,365+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,400
Median home value
$320,500
Jobs located here
56,831
Daytime population
134,383Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for laundromats, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Blount County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN9570.8$34.7M+9.0%#2 of 785
2Rutherford County, TN83141.1$18.1M+12.6%#46 of 785
3Sumner County, TN7991.1$17.8M+9.2%#75 of 785
4Blount County, TN7350.9$20.9M+6.0%#120 of 785
5Hamilton County, TN69211.4$14.3M+6.2%#173 of 785
6Knox County, TN67301.5$12.8M+6.5%#193 of 785
7Washington County, TN6261.1$16.5M+6.0%#236 of 785
8Montgomery County, TN5880.9$19.9M+13.0%#285 of 785
9Davidson County, TN57511.6$12.6M+4.2%#306 of 785
10Sullivan County, TN5481.2$14.8M+3.5%#333 of 785

Other business types in Blount County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Blount County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 laundromats in Blount County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Blount County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Blount County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $104.6M a year, or $1,885 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $20.9M 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 55,522 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Blount County, TN compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Blount County has 0.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $20.9M, 67% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Blount County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Blount County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Blount County at 143,820 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,522 households. Median household income in Blount County is $77,365, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. Blount County scores 73 for laundromats (upper middle), #120 of 785 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for laundromats · All 56 business types in Blount County

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