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Laundromats in Berkeley County, WV

How Berkeley County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #340 of 785 scored counties
#1 of 7 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
7
5 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$96.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,892 a household
Spending per listing
$13.8M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
139,522
+13.7% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Berkeley County comes to about $96.6M a year: $1,892 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $13.8M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 7 laundromats on map listings in Berkeley County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 71% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Berkeley County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 7,289 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Berkeley County grew 13.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Berkeley County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #340 of 785 scored counties and #1 of 7 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Berkeley County compares

The same measures for West 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 Berkeley County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBerkeley CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.41.41.6
Spending per listing$13.8M$12.4M$12.5M
Households per official establishment7,28922,77011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.3%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.7%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,892$1,698$2,055
Median household income$80,815$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score5332

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$339K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
75 chain locations
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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County

Population, 2025 estimate
139,522+13.7% since 2020
Households
51,021
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
321 sq. mi.
People per square mile
403
Median household income
$80,815+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,580
Median home value
$266,300
Jobs located here
38,190
Daytime population
104,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for laundromats, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Berkeley County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV5371.4$13.8M+13.7%#340 of 785
2Monongalia County, WV4771.6$12M+2.0%#414 of 785
3Jefferson County, WV4752.2$9.8M+9.2%#422 of 785
4Wood County, WV2951.4$12M−2.1%#624 of 785
5Harrison County, WV1662.3$7.6M−2.5%#732 of 785
6Marion County, WV1562.6$6.7M−1.2%#746 of 785
7Mercer County, WV1152.1$7.8M−3.4%#761 of 785

Other business types in Berkeley County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Berkeley County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 laundromats in Berkeley County. 5 of them (71%) 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 Berkeley County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $96.6M a year, or $1,892 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13.8M 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 51,021 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Berkeley County, WV compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Berkeley County has 1.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13.8M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Berkeley County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,289 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Berkeley County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Berkeley County at 139,522 people in 2025, up 13.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,021 households. Median household income in Berkeley County is $80,815, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Berkeley County scores 53 for laundromats (upper middle), #340 of 785 scored counties.

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