Groundwork

Clothing and laundry · County · West Virginia

Laundromats in Braxton County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Braxton County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,510 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,885
−4.1% since 2020

See the laundromats around any address in Braxton County

The site report maps the laundromats on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Braxton County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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 Braxton County comes to about $7.2M a year: $1,510 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 2 laundromats on map listings in Braxton County as of September 2026. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Braxton County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Braxton County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 laundromats on map listings, Braxton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Braxton 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 Braxton County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBraxton CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.21.41.6
Spending per listing$3.6M$12.4M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a22,77011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.3%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,510$1,698$2,055
Median household income$50,331$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Braxton 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 Braxton County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,885−4.1% since 2020
Households
4,790
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
511 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$50,331+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,284
Median home value
$117,900
Jobs located here
3,426
Daytime population
11,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Braxton County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the laundromats on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Braxton County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Laundromats across West Virginia

Every West Virginia market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for laundromats, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Braxton 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
Braxton County, WVNot scored24.2$3.6M−4.1%

Other business types in Braxton County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Braxton County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 laundromats in Braxton County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Braxton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Braxton County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $7.2M a year, or $1,510 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 4,790 households in Braxton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Braxton County has 2 laundromats on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Braxton County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Braxton County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Braxton County at 11,885 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,790 households. Median household income in Braxton County is $50,331, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Braxton County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Braxton County. It maps the laundromats on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for laundromats · All 56 business types in Braxton County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Braxton County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Braxton County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.