Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Virginia
Laundromats in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area
How the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #288 of 364 scored metro areas
#9 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $93.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,794 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.7M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,692
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #288 of 364 scored metro areas and #9 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 laundromats in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $1,794 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area spend about $93.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 8 laundromats, that is $11.7M per laundromat, 6% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 7,462 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $140K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area. Population estimates show the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area 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 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $11.7M | $19.7M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,462 | 12,151 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,794 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $73,544 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $164K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 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
- 1
- Amount
- $140K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area, 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 the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,692+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,233
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,002 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $73,544+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,893
- Median home value
- $284,500
- Jobs located here
- 51,901
- Daytime population
- 117,298Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for laundromats, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charlottesville, VA | 83 | 5 | 0.6 | $39.2M | +3.1% | #9 of 364 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 71 | 258 | 1.1 | $23.4M | +3.3% | #54 of 364 |
| 2Richmond, VA | 70 | 60 | 1.1 | $18.4M | +5.5% | #66 of 364 |
| 3Winchester, VA-WV | 52 | 9 | 1.6 | $12.4M | +6.5% | #169 of 364 |
| 4Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 48 | 90 | 1.3 | $15.6M | +0.9% | #185 of 364 |
| 5Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 48 | 10 | 1.4 | $12.7M | −0.1% | #189 of 364 |
| 6Roanoke, VA | 43 | 15 | 1.1 | $16M | +0.4% | #218 of 364 |
| 7Harrisonburg, VA | 41 | 7 | 1.4 | $13.3M | +3.5% | #233 of 364 |
| 8Lynchburg, VA | 40 | 13 | 1.3 | $14.1M | +2.9% | #238 of 364 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 39 | 17 | 1.3 | $13M | +2.3% | #248 of 364 |
| 9Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 32 | 8 | 1.5 | $11.7M | +3.2% | #288 of 364 |
Other business types in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area
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 laundry73
- Clothing and shoe stores76
- Laundromats32
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area?
The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area has 8 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $93.7M a year, or $1,794 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,233 households in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area has 1.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.7M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,462 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area at 129,692 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,233 households. The median household income in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area is $73,544 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area scores 32 for laundromats (lower middle), #288 of 364 scored metro areas.
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