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Laundromats in El Dorado County, CA
The laundromats in El Dorado County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #343 of 785 scored counties
#9 of 42 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $166.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,180 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.1M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 192,323
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,180 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in El Dorado County spend about $166.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $11.1M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 15 laundromats on map listings in El Dorado County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in El Dorado County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 15,237 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $158K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in El Dorado County.
Population estimates put the population change in El Dorado County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in El Dorado County is 53 (upper middle), #343 of 785 scored counties and #9 of 42 scored counties in California.
How El Dorado County compares
The same measures for California 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 | El Dorado County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $11.1M | $10.1M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,237 | 10,970 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,180 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $108,845 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $532K
- 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
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $158K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in El Dorado 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 El Dorado County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 192,323+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 76,185
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,708 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $108,845+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,330
- Median home value
- $679,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,451
- Daytime population
- 166,597Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for laundromats, numbered among those based in California, with El Dorado County marked.
Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Placer County, CA | 93 | 13 | 0.8 | $27.2M | +8.9% | #7 of 785 |
| 2Riverside County, CA | 73 | 85 | 1.1 | $17.9M | +5.0% | #127 of 785 |
| 3Contra Costa County, CA | 68 | 57 | 1.4 | $17.2M | +0.3% | #179 of 785 |
| 4San Joaquin County, CA | 63 | 33 | 1.3 | $14.5M | +5.5% | #230 of 785 |
| 5Marin County, CA | 59 | 14 | 1.4 | $18.9M | −2.9% | #268 of 785 |
| 6Sonoma County, CA | 58 | 32 | 1.7 | $12.7M | −0.4% | #296 of 785 |
| 7Santa Clara County, CA | 55 | 124 | 1.9 | $14.2M | −0.9% | #322 of 785 |
| 8San Bernardino County, CA | 55 | 102 | 1.5 | $12.3M | +1.9% | #324 of 785 |
| 9El Dorado County, CA | 53 | 15 | 2.0 | $11.1M | +0.6% | #343 of 785 |
| 10Sacramento County, CA | 52 | 92 | 1.6 | $12.1M | +2.0% | #357 of 785 |
Other business types in El Dorado 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 laundry68
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats53
- Dry cleaners60
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in El Dorado County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 laundromats in El Dorado County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in El Dorado County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $166.1M a year, or $2,180 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.1M 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 76,185 households in El Dorado County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Dorado County, CA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
El Dorado County has 2.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, El Dorado County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,237 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is El Dorado County, CA growing?
Population estimates put El Dorado County at 192,323 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,185 households. Median household income in El Dorado County is $108,845, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. El Dorado County scores 53 for laundromats (upper middle), #343 of 785 scored counties.
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