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Laundromats in the Big Spring, TX area

The laundromats in the Big Spring, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$22.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,832 a household
Spending per listing
$7.4M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,504
−12.4% 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 the Big Spring area spend about $22.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,832 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.4M per laundromat, 40% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 3 laundromats on map listings in the Big Spring area as of September 2026. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in the Big Spring area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Big Spring area declined 12.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 laundromats on map listings, the Big Spring area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Big Spring area compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Big Spring, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBig Spring areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.51.71.6
Spending per listing$7.4M$11.5M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,65011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.4%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−12.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,832$1,983$2,055
Median household income$69,649$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

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
30 chain locations
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 the Big Spring area, 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 the Big Spring area

Population, 2025 estimate
30,504−12.4% since 2020
Households
12,191
Median age
37.9
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
901 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$69,649+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,688
Median home value
$155,600
Jobs located here
11,735
Daytime population
29,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Texas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for laundromats, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Big Spring area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Athens, TX8151.5$11.8M+7.5%#8 of 150
2Lufkin, TX6061.9$9.1M+1.9%#45 of 150
3Nacogdoches, TX5452.0$8.3M+2.2%#58 of 150
4Huntsville, TX5062.3$6.9M+9.5%#72 of 150
5Port Lavaca, TX2455.8$3.3M−2.3%#138 of 150
6Bay City, TX2174.5$3.8M+0.5%#140 of 150
7Alice, TX1495.5$2.9M−1.3%#146 of 150
8Kingsville, TX1275.9$2.8M−2.2%#147 of 150
Big Spring, TXNot scored32.5$7.4M−12.4%

Other business types in the Big Spring area

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Big Spring, TX area?

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

How much do households in the Big Spring, TX area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $22.3M a year, or $1,832 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 12,191 households in the Big Spring area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Big Spring, TX area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Big Spring area has 2.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $7.4M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Big Spring area would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is the Big Spring, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Big Spring area at 30,504 people in 2025, down 12.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,191 households. Median household income in the Big Spring area is $69,649, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Big Spring area has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for laundromats · All 56 business types in the Big Spring area

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