Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · California
Laundromats in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area
The laundromats in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #141 of 150 scored small-town markets
#5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in California
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $89.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,633 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 94% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,647
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the Eureka-Arcata area is 20 (low), #141 of 150 scored small-town markets and #5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 laundromats in the Eureka-Arcata area. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in the Eureka-Arcata area spend about $89.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,633 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 laundromats, that is $5.3M per laundromat, 58% 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 8 businesses with payroll in the Eureka-Arcata area classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 6,865 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Eureka-Arcata area declined 3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Eureka-Arcata area 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 | Eureka-Arcata area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $10.1M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,865 | 10,970 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,633 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,160 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $698K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 the Eureka-Arcata 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 Eureka-Arcata area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,647−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,922
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,194
- Median home value
- $446,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,178
- Daytime population
- 133,286Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 73 | 7 | 1.6 | $12.1M | −0.4% | #22 of 150 |
| 2Clearlake, CA | 38 | 6 | 2.2 | $7.4M | −0.6% | #105 of 150 |
| 3Ukiah, CA | 35 | 7 | 2.0 | $8.4M | −3.5% | #114 of 150 |
| 4Sonora, CA | 33 | 6 | 2.6 | $6.8M | −4.0% | #122 of 150 |
| 5Eureka-Arcata, CA | 20 | 17 | 3.1 | $5.3M | −3.4% | #141 of 150 |
Other business types in the Eureka-Arcata area
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 laundry24
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats20
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area?
The Eureka-Arcata area has 17 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $89.7M a year, or $1,633 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5.3M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,922 households in the Eureka-Arcata area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Eureka-Arcata, CA area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Eureka-Arcata area has 3.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $5.3M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Eureka-Arcata area would have about 7, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,865 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is the Eureka-Arcata, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Eureka-Arcata area at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in the Eureka-Arcata area is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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 Eureka-Arcata area scores 20 for laundromats (low), #141 of 150 scored small-town markets.
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