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Laundromats in Albemarle County, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$105.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,294 a household
Spending per listing
$52.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
118,356
+5.1% 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 2 laundromats in Albemarle County. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Albemarle County comes to about $105.3M a year: $2,294 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $52.7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings. 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 Albemarle County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Albemarle County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 laundromats on map listings, Albemarle County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Albemarle County compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Albemarle County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureAlbemarle CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.41.11.6
Spending per listing$52.7M$19.7M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,15111,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.1%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,294$2,176$2,055
Median household income$104,392$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored66

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
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Albemarle 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 Albemarle County

Population, 2025 estimate
118,356+5.1% since 2020
Households
45,912
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
721 sq. mi.
People per square mile
160
Median household income
$104,392+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$146,846
Median home value
$495,400
Jobs located here
57,660
Daytime population
124,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Virginia

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Loudoun County, VA95110.8$39.6M+6.4%#1 of 785
2Chesterfield County, VA9280.6$38.8M+8.7%#9 of 785
3Spotsylvania County, VA9051.0$24.2M+10.5%#14 of 785
4Stafford County, VA8161.1$22.9M+8.3%#55 of 785
5Alexandria city, VA7960.8$31.2M+1.0%#69 of 785
6Fairfax County, VA78320.8$36.2M+1.7%#77 of 785
7Henrico County, VA73161.2$18.2M+2.3%#125 of 785
8Prince William County, VA69251.6$16.2M+4.2%#170 of 785
9Chesapeake city, VA64101.1$20.1M+2.3%#211 of 785
10Virginia Beach city, VA63181.0$21.1M−1.3%#225 of 785
Albemarle County, VANot scored20.4$52.7M+5.1%

Other business types in Albemarle County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Albemarle County, VA?

There are 2 laundromats on map listings in Albemarle County as of September 2026. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Albemarle County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Albemarle County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $105.3M a year, or $2,294 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $52.7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,912 households in Albemarle County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Albemarle County, VA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Albemarle County has 2 laundromats on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Albemarle County would have about 8, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Albemarle County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Albemarle County at 118,356 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,912 households. The median household income in Albemarle County is $104,392 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Albemarle County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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