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Laundromats in Wetzel County, WV

The laundromats in Wetzel 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 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,642 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,734
−4.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 laundromats in Wetzel County. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households.

Households in Wetzel County spend about $10M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,642 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings. 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 Wetzel County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Wetzel County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 laundromats on map listings, Wetzel County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wetzel 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 Wetzel County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWetzel CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.31.41.6
Spending per listing$5M$12.4M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a22,77011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.3%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.6%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,642$1,698$2,055
Median household income$56,836$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 Wetzel 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 Wetzel County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,734−4.6% since 2020
Households
6,113
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
358 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$56,836+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,103
Median home value
$107,900
Jobs located here
3,984
Daytime population
12,900Residents 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 Wetzel 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
Wetzel County, WVNot scored23.3$5M−4.6%

Other business types in Wetzel County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Wetzel County, WV?

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

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

About $10M a year, or $1,642 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,113 households in Wetzel County and national spending patterns by income.

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

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

How fast is Wetzel County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Wetzel County at 13,734 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,113 households. The median household income in Wetzel County is $56,836 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Wetzel 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?

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