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Laundromats in Marion County, WV

The laundromats in Marion County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #746 of 785 scored counties
#6 of 7 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$40.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,730 a household
Spending per listing
$6.7M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
63% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,584
−1.2% 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

Marion County scores 15 (low) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #746 of 785 scored counties and #6 of 7 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,730 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $40.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $6.7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

Marion County has 6 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 63% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Marion County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Marion 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 Marion County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.61.41.6
Spending per listing$6.7M$12.4M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a22,77011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.3%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,730$1,698$2,055
Median household income$67,370$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score1532

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
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
55,584−1.2% since 2020
Households
23,339
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
181
Median household income
$67,370+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,263
Median home value
$166,700
Jobs located here
18,773
Daytime population
50,587Residents 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 Marion 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 Marion County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Marion County, WV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 laundromats in Marion County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Marion County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $40.4M a year, or $1,730 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 23,339 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 2.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $6.7M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Marion County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Marion County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 55,584 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,339 households. Median household income in Marion County is $67,370, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. Marion County scores 15 for laundromats (low), #746 of 785 scored counties.

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