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Laundromats in Smith County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #330 of 785 scored counties
#24 of 57 scored counties in Texas

Listings
16
4 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$156.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,888 a household
Spending per listing
$9.8M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
252,549
+7.8% 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 16 laundromats in Smith County. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Smith County comes to about $156.9M a year: $1,888 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 laundromats, that is $9.8M per laundromat, 22% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Smith County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 16,627 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Smith County grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Smith County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #330 of 785 scored counties and #24 of 57 scored counties in Texas.

How Smith County 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 Smith County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureSmith CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.91.71.6
Spending per listing$9.8M$11.5M$12.5M
Households per official establishment16,62712,65011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.4%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,888$1,983$2,055
Median household income$74,192$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5546

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$432K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
164 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Smith 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 Smith County

Population, 2025 estimate
252,549+7.8% since 2020
Households
83,134
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
922 sq. mi.
People per square mile
262
Median household income
$74,192+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,956
Median home value
$240,700
Jobs located here
111,630
Daytime population
252,433Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for laundromats, numbered among those based in Texas, with Smith County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Collin County, TX94210.5$49.2M+20.6%#3 of 785
2Williamson County, TX94150.6$39.4M+22.3%#4 of 785
3Denton County, TX94300.8$28.5M+16.9%#5 of 785
4Hays County, TX9370.7$29.9M+24.8%#6 of 785
5Comal County, TX9360.8$26.7M+27.9%#8 of 785
6Fort Bend County, TX86170.6$40.9M+17.4%#26 of 785
7Johnson County, TX8460.9$21.7M+20.5%#38 of 785
8Montgomery County, TX83261.1$21.2M+24.9%#43 of 785
9Guadalupe County, TX8371.1$19.2M+15.8%#45 of 785
10Travis County, TX82571.0$23.3M+7.2%#49 of 785
24Smith County, TX55161.9$9.8M+7.8%#330 of 785

Other business types in Smith County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Smith County, TX?

There are 16 laundromats on map listings in Smith County as of September 2026. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Smith County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $156.9M a year, or $1,888 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,134 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Smith County, TX compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Smith County has 1.9 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.8M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Smith County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,627 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Smith County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Smith County at 252,549 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,134 households. The median household income in Smith County is $74,192 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Smith County scores 55 for laundromats (upper middle), #330 of 785 scored counties.

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