Clothing and laundry · County · Virginia
Laundromats in Chesapeake city, VA
The laundromats in Chesapeake city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #211 of 785 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 5 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $200.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,146 a household
- Spending per listing
- $20.1M
- 61% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 255,332
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Chesapeake city comes to about $200.9M a year: $2,146 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 laundromats, that is $20.1M per laundromat, 61% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Chesapeake city has 10 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 50%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Chesapeake city classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 10,403 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Chesapeake city grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Chesapeake city has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #211 of 785 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in Virginia.
How Chesapeake city 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.
| Measure | Chesapeake city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $20.1M | $19.7M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,403 | 12,151 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,146 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 105 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Chesapeake city, 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 Chesapeake city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 255,332+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 93,626
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 746
- Median household income
- $95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,762
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Jobs located here
- 110,716
- Daytime population
- 255,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for laundromats, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Chesapeake city marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudoun County, VA | 95 | 11 | 0.8 | $39.6M | +6.4% | #1 of 785 |
| 2Chesterfield County, VA | 92 | 8 | 0.6 | $38.8M | +8.7% | #9 of 785 |
| 3Spotsylvania County, VA | 90 | 5 | 1.0 | $24.2M | +10.5% | #14 of 785 |
| 4Stafford County, VA | 81 | 6 | 1.1 | $22.9M | +8.3% | #55 of 785 |
| 5Alexandria city, VA | 79 | 6 | 0.8 | $31.2M | +1.0% | #69 of 785 |
| 6Fairfax County, VA | 78 | 32 | 0.8 | $36.2M | +1.7% | #77 of 785 |
| 7Henrico County, VA | 73 | 16 | 1.2 | $18.2M | +2.3% | #125 of 785 |
| 8Prince William County, VA | 69 | 25 | 1.6 | $16.2M | +4.2% | #170 of 785 |
| 9Chesapeake city, VA | 64 | 10 | 1.1 | $20.1M | +2.3% | #211 of 785 |
| 10Virginia Beach city, VA | 63 | 18 | 1.0 | $21.1M | −1.3% | #225 of 785 |
Other business types in Chesapeake city
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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores60
- Laundromats64
- Dry cleaners52
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Chesapeake city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 laundromats in Chesapeake city. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Chesapeake city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $200.9M a year, or $2,146 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $20.1M 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 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesapeake city, VA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Chesapeake city has 1.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $20.1M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 16, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,403 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 64 for laundromats (upper middle), #211 of 785 scored counties.
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