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Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Arizona

Laundromats in the Show Low, AZ area

The laundromats in the Show Low, AZ area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #104 of 150 scored small-town markets
The only scored small-town market based in Arizona

Listings
15
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$58.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,465 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
69% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,946
+3.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 laundromats in the Show Low area. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Show Low area comes to about $58.7M a year: $1,465 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per laundromat, 69% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Show Low area classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 13,354 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $355K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Show Low area.

Population estimates show the Show Low area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the Show Low area is 39 (lower middle), #104 of 150 scored small-town markets and the only scored small-town market based in Arizona.

How the Show Low area 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 Show Low, AZ area compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureShow Low areaArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.71.11.6
Spending per listing$3.9M$17M$12.5M
Households per official establishment13,35424,41111,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.4%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,465$1,818$2,055
Median household income$54,606$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score3977

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$373K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
151 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$355K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Show Low area, 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 the Show Low area

Population, 2025 estimate
109,946+3.0% since 2020
Households
40,063
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,950 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$54,606+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,874
Median home value
$201,500
Jobs located here
26,234
Daytime population
104,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Other business types in the Show Low area

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Questions

How many laundromats are in the Show Low, AZ area?

There are 15 laundromats on map listings in the Show Low area as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in the Show Low, AZ area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $58.7M a year, or $1,465 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,063 households in the Show Low area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Show Low, AZ area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Show Low area has 3.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $3.9M, 69% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Show Low area would have about 5, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,354 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is the Show Low, AZ area growing?

Population estimates put the Show Low area at 109,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,063 households. The median household income in the Show Low area is $54,606 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Show Low area scores 39 for laundromats (lower middle), #104 of 150 scored small-town markets.

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