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Laundromats in Davidson County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #306 of 785 scored counties
#9 of 19 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
51
9 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
26
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$644.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,984 a household
Spending per listing
$12.6M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
745,904
+4.2% 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 51 laundromats in Davidson County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Davidson County comes to about $644.5M a year: $1,984 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $12.6M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, in line with 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 26 businesses with payroll in Davidson County classed as coin-operated laundries, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 12,496 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $526K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Davidson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Davidson County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Davidson County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #306 of 785 scored counties and #9 of 19 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Davidson 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 Davidson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDavidson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.61.31.6
Spending per listing$12.6M$14.2M$12.5M
Households per official establishment12,49620,76711,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+4.6%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,984$1,842$2,055
Median household income$77,853$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5759

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 260.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
166
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
519 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$526K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Davidson 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 Davidson County

Population, 2025 estimate
745,904+4.2% since 2020
Households
324,907
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,421
Median household income
$77,853+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,747
Median home value
$417,400
Jobs located here
594,502
Daytime population
954,372Residents 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 Davidson 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 Davidson County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Davidson County, TN?

Davidson County has 51 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $644.5M a year, or $1,984 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12.6M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,907 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Davidson County has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12.6M, in line with the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Davidson County would have about 52, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,496 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Davidson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Davidson County at 745,904 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,907 households. The median household income in Davidson County is $77,853 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Davidson County scores 57 for laundromats (upper middle), #306 of 785 scored counties.

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