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Laundromats in Cocke County, TN

How Cocke County, TN 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 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$23.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,522 a household
Spending per listing
$11.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
37,889
+5.1% 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 Cocke County spend about $23.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,522 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $11.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 2 laundromats on map listings in Cocke County as of September 2026. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Cocke County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 laundromats on map listings, Cocke County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cocke 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 Cocke County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCocke CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.31.6
Spending per listing$11.8M$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+5.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,522$1,842$2,055
Median household income$48,016$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

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
21 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 Cocke 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 Cocke County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,889+5.1% since 2020
Households
15,509
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
84
Median household income
$48,016+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,218
Median home value
$158,100
Jobs located here
7,244
Daytime population
28,851Residents 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 Cocke 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
Cocke County, TNNot scored21.3$11.8M+5.1%

Other business types in Cocke County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Cocke County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 laundromats in Cocke County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Cocke County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $23.6M a year, or $1,522 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.8M 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 15,509 households in Cocke County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cocke County has 2 laundromats on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending.

How fast is Cocke County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Cocke County at 37,889 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,509 households. Median household income in Cocke County is $48,016, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Cocke County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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