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Laundromats in Placer County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 93 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #7 of 785 scored counties
#1 of 42 scored counties in California

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$353.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,235 a household
Spending per listing
$27.2M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
442,081
+8.9% 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

Placer County scores 93 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #7 of 785 scored counties and #1 of 42 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for laundromats.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 laundromats in Placer County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in Placer County spend about $353.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,235 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $27.2M per laundromat, 2.2 times 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Placer County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 52,651 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $552K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Placer County. Population estimates show Placer County grew 8.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Placer 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.

Laundromats in Placer County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasurePlacer CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.82.11.6
Spending per listing$27.2M$10.1M$12.5M
Households per official establishment52,65110,97011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.1%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.9%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,235$2,085$2,055
Median household income$115,998$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score9325

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 3
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$350K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$552K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
442,081+8.9% since 2020
Households
157,954
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
298
Median household income
$115,998+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$150,239
Median home value
$688,100
Jobs located here
187,169
Daytime population
424,461Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across California

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

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Placer County, CA93130.8$27.2M+8.9%#7 of 785
2Riverside County, CA73851.1$17.9M+5.0%#127 of 785
3Contra Costa County, CA68571.4$17.2M+0.3%#179 of 785
4San Joaquin County, CA63331.3$14.5M+5.5%#230 of 785
5Marin County, CA59141.4$18.9M−2.9%#268 of 785
6Sonoma County, CA58321.7$12.7M−0.4%#296 of 785
7Santa Clara County, CA551241.9$14.2M−0.9%#322 of 785
8San Bernardino County, CA551021.5$12.3M+1.9%#324 of 785
9El Dorado County, CA53152.0$11.1M+0.6%#343 of 785
10Sacramento County, CA52921.6$12.1M+2.0%#357 of 785

Other business types in Placer County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Placer County, CA?

There are 13 laundromats on map listings in Placer County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in Placer County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $353.1M a year, or $2,235 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $27.2M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 157,954 households in Placer County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Placer County, CA compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Placer County has 0.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $27.2M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Placer County would have about 28, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 52,651 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Placer County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Placer County at 442,081 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,954 households. The median household income in Placer County is $115,998 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. 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. Placer County scores 93 for laundromats (very high), #7 of 785 scored counties.

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