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Laundromats in Sullivan County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #333 of 785 scored counties
#10 of 19 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$118.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,717 a household
Spending per listing
$14.8M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
163,759
+3.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 laundromats in Sullivan County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Sullivan County comes to about $118.3M a year: $1,717 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $14.8M per laundromat, 18% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Sullivan County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Sullivan County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Sullivan County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #333 of 785 scored counties and #10 of 19 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Sullivan 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 Sullivan County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureSullivan CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.31.6
Spending per listing$14.8M$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+3.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,717$1,842$2,055
Median household income$58,807$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5459

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
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County

Population, 2025 estimate
163,759+3.5% since 2020
Households
68,907
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
414 sq. mi.
People per square mile
388
Median household income
$58,807+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,467
Median home value
$213,300
Jobs located here
71,251
Daytime population
164,416Residents 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Sullivan County, TN?

There are 8 laundromats on map listings in Sullivan County as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Sullivan County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $118.3M a year, or $1,717 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $14.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,907 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sullivan County has 1.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $14.8M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Sullivan County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Sullivan County at 163,759 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,907 households. The median household income in Sullivan County is $58,807 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Sullivan County scores 54 for laundromats (upper middle), #333 of 785 scored counties.

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