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Laundromats in Kanawha County, WV
The laundromats in Kanawha County, WV, 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $130.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,710 a household
- Spending per listing
- $43.6M
- 3.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 75% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,381
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 laundromats in Kanawha County. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 75% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Kanawha County comes to about $130.8M a year: $1,710 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $43.6M per laundromat, 3.5 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Kanawha County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Kanawha County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kanawha County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 laundromats on map listings, Kanawha County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Kanawha 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.
| Measure | Kanawha County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $43.6M | $12.4M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 22,770 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.3% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,710 | $1,698 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,943 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 32 |
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
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Kanawha 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 Kanawha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,381−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 76,459
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 196
- Median household income
- $60,943+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,041
- Median home value
- $147,300
- Jobs located here
- 104,812
- Daytime population
- 206,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 53 | 7 | 1.4 | $13.8M | +13.7% | #340 of 785 |
| 2Monongalia County, WV | 47 | 7 | 1.6 | $12M | +2.0% | #414 of 785 |
| 3Jefferson County, WV | 47 | 5 | 2.2 | $9.8M | +9.2% | #422 of 785 |
| 4Wood County, WV | 29 | 5 | 1.4 | $12M | −2.1% | #624 of 785 |
| 5Harrison County, WV | 16 | 6 | 2.3 | $7.6M | −2.5% | #732 of 785 |
| 6Marion County, WV | 15 | 6 | 2.6 | $6.7M | −1.2% | #746 of 785 |
| 7Mercer County, WV | 11 | 5 | 2.1 | $7.8M | −3.4% | #761 of 785 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 0.4 | $43.6M | −4.3% |
Other business types in Kanawha 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 laundry31
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners49
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Kanawha County, WV?
There are 3 laundromats on map listings in Kanawha County as of September 2026. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Kanawha County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Kanawha County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $130.8M a year, or $1,710 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $43.6M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kanawha County, WV compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Kanawha County has 0.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $43.6M, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 11, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Kanawha County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Kanawha County at 172,381 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,459 households. The median household income in Kanawha County is $60,943 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Kanawha County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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