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Laundromats in Harrisonburg city, VA
The laundromats in Harrisonburg city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,839
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Harrisonburg city comes to about $30.1M a year: $1,734 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.5M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 4 laundromats on map listings in Harrisonburg city as of September 2026. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Harrisonburg city was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,472 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.1M has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Harrisonburg city.
Population estimates show Harrisonburg city declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 laundromats on map listings, Harrisonburg city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Harrisonburg 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 | Harrisonburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $19.7M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,472 | 12,151 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,734 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,254 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $799K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 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
- 1
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Harrisonburg 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 Harrisonburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,839−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 17,360
- Median age
- 31.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 39%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 17 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,964
- Median household income
- $62,254+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,014
- Median home value
- $299,100
- Jobs located here
- 34,193
- Daytime population
- 64,079Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 2.3 | $7.5M | −1.7% |
Other business types in Harrisonburg city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many laundromats are in Harrisonburg city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 laundromats in Harrisonburg city. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Harrisonburg city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30.1M a year, or $1,734 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $7.5M 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 17,360 households in Harrisonburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrisonburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Harrisonburg city has 2.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $7.5M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Harrisonburg city would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,472 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Harrisonburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Harrisonburg city at 50,839 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,360 households. Median household income in Harrisonburg city is $62,254, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.4%, 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. Harrisonburg city has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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