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Laundromats in Danville city, VA

How Danville city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 5 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #778 of 785 scored counties
#21 of 21 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
5
3 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,530 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
63% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,647
−2.2% 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

Danville city scores 5 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #778 of 785 scored counties and #21 of 21 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,530 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Danville city spend about $29.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 5 laundromats, that is $5.8M per laundromat, 53% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Danville city has 5 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 60%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Danville city classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 2,724 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Population estimates show Danville city declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Danville 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.

Laundromats in Danville city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureDanville cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.61.11.6
Spending per listing$5.8M$19.7M$12.5M
Households per official establishment2,72412,15111,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.1%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,530$2,176$2,055
Median household income$44,423$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score566

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$87K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
53 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 Danville 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 Danville city

Population, 2025 estimate
41,647−2.2% since 2020
Households
19,066
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
48%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
43 sq. mi.
People per square mile
986
Median household income
$44,423+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,871
Median home value
$119,100
Jobs located here
24,865
Daytime population
50,398Residents 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 Danville city 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
21Danville city, VA552.6$5.8M−2.2%#778 of 785

Other business types in Danville city

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Danville city, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 laundromats in Danville city. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Danville city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $29.2M a year, or $1,530 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 19,066 households in Danville city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Danville city, VA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Danville city has 2.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $5.8M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Danville city would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,724 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Danville city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Danville city at 41,647 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,066 households. Median household income in Danville city is $44,423, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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. Danville city scores 5 for laundromats (very low), #778 of 785 scored counties.

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