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Laundromats in Pima County, AZ

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #217 of 785 scored counties
#4 of 10 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
45
10 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$751.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,716 a household
Spending per listing
$16.7M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,074,685
+2.8% 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

Households in Pima County spend about $751.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,716 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $16.7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 45 laundromats on map listings in Pima County as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 22%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Pima County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 23,044 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Pima County.

Population estimates put the population change in Pima County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Pima County is 64 (upper middle), #217 of 785 scored counties and #4 of 10 scored counties in Arizona.

How Pima County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Pima County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasurePima CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.11.6
Spending per listing$16.7M$17M$12.5M
Households per official establishment23,04424,41111,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.4%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,716$1,818$2,055
Median household income$70,315$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score6477

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 19
Employees, 2023
70
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4510 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
Households
437,827
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
9,189 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,008
Median home value
$319,700
Jobs located here
381,409
Daytime population
1,030,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for laundromats, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Pima County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ82110.7$25.7M+25.4%#48 of 785
2Maricopa County, AZ791681.0$19.8M+5.5%#72 of 785
3Yavapai County, AZ67111.0$17M+6.5%#186 of 785
4Pima County, AZ64451.0$16.7M+2.8%#217 of 785
5Mohave County, AZ5790.9$17.5M+6.5%#299 of 785
6Yuma County, AZ49131.6$9.5M+9.2%#397 of 785
7Cochise County, AZ3761.2$13.2M+0.6%#536 of 785
8Navajo County, AZ26153.7$3.9M+3.0%#667 of 785
9Coconino County, AZ21112.0$8.8M−0.6%#694 of 785
10Apache County, AZ462.8$4.8M−2.2%#781 of 785

Other business types in Pima County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Pima County, AZ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 45 laundromats in Pima County. 10 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $751.2M a year, or $1,716 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $16.7M 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 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Pima County has 1.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $16.7M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Pima County would have about 60, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,044 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 64 for laundromats (upper middle), #217 of 785 scored counties.

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