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Laundromats in Shelby County, TN
The laundromats in Shelby County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #507 of 785 scored counties
#14 of 19 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 52
- 14 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $662.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,827 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.7M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 910,226
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,827 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Shelby County spend about $662.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 52 laundromats, that is $12.7M per laundromat, 2% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Shelby County has 52 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Shelby County classed as coin-operated laundries, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 12,508 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Shelby County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For laundromats, Shelby County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #507 of 785 scored counties and #14 of 19 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Shelby 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.
| Measure | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $12.7M | $14.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,508 | 20,767 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.4% | +4.6% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,827 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,767 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 29−6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 116
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 910,226−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 362,741
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,221
- Median household income
- $63,767+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,646
- Median home value
- $249,100
- Jobs located here
- 497,377
- Daytime population
- 1,001,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williamson County, TN | 95 | 7 | 0.8 | $34.7M | +9.0% | #2 of 785 |
| 2Rutherford County, TN | 83 | 14 | 1.1 | $18.1M | +12.6% | #46 of 785 |
| 3Sumner County, TN | 79 | 9 | 1.1 | $17.8M | +9.2% | #75 of 785 |
| 4Blount County, TN | 73 | 5 | 0.9 | $20.9M | +6.0% | #120 of 785 |
| 5Hamilton County, TN | 69 | 21 | 1.4 | $14.3M | +6.2% | #173 of 785 |
| 6Knox County, TN | 67 | 30 | 1.5 | $12.8M | +6.5% | #193 of 785 |
| 7Washington County, TN | 62 | 6 | 1.1 | $16.5M | +6.0% | #236 of 785 |
| 8Montgomery County, TN | 58 | 8 | 0.9 | $19.9M | +13.0% | #285 of 785 |
| 9Davidson County, TN | 57 | 51 | 1.6 | $12.6M | +4.2% | #306 of 785 |
| 10Sullivan County, TN | 54 | 8 | 1.2 | $14.8M | +3.5% | #333 of 785 |
| 14Shelby County, TN | 40 | 52 | 1.4 | $12.7M | −2.1% | #507 of 785 |
Other business types in Shelby County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry22
- Clothing and shoe stores24
- Laundromats40
- Dry cleaners26
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Shelby County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 laundromats in Shelby County. 14 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Shelby County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $662.6M a year, or $1,827 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12.7M 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 362,741 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, TN compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Shelby County has 1.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12.7M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Shelby County would have about 53, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,508 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 910,226 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 362,741 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $63,767, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Shelby County scores 40 for laundromats (lower middle), #507 of 785 scored counties.
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