Clothing and laundry · County · Virginia
Laundromats in Fairfax County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Fairfax County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #77 of 785 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 32
- 8 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $36.2M
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,167,873
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Fairfax County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #77 of 785 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for laundromats.
At $2,801 per household (36% above the U.S. average), households in Fairfax County spend about $1.2B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 32 laundromats, that is $36.2M per laundromat, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Fairfax County has 32 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Fairfax County in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 15,337 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Fairfax County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fairfax County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fairfax 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.
| Measure | Fairfax County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $36.2M | $19.7M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,337 | 12,151 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.9% | +4.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,801 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $153,637 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 27+3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 328 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,167,873+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 414,101
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,935
- Median household income
- $153,637+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $195,941
- Median home value
- $732,800
- Jobs located here
- 683,496
- Daytime population
- 1,295,194Residents 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 Fairfax County 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 Fairfax County
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 laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores62
- Laundromats78
- Dry cleaners40
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Fairfax County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 laundromats in Fairfax County. 8 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Fairfax County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.2B a year, or $2,801 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $36.2M 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 414,101 households in Fairfax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfax County, VA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Fairfax County has 0.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $36.2M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Fairfax County would have about 93, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,337 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairfax County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fairfax County at 1,167,873 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,101 households. Median household income in Fairfax County is $153,637, 90% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Fairfax County scores 78 for laundromats (high), #77 of 785 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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