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Laundromats in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area
The laundromats in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #133 of 364 scored metro areas
#3 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 133
- 19 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,023 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.4M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,477,274
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,023 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area spend about $1.8B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 133 laundromats, that is $13.4M per laundromat, 7% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area has 133 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 15,748 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #133 of 364 scored metro areas and #3 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro 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 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $13.4M | $10.1M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,748 | 10,970 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.0% | +6.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,023 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,188 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56+40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 275
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13319 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 143The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,477,274+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 881,889
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,094 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 476
- Median household income
- $97,188+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,123
- Median home value
- $589,500
- Jobs located here
- 1,075,816
- Daytime population
- 2,432,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 63 | 187 | 1.3 | $14.8M | +3.5% | #102 of 364 |
| 2Stockton-Lodi, CA | 60 | 33 | 1.3 | $14.5M | +5.5% | #114 of 364 |
| 3Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 57 | 133 | 1.5 | $13.4M | +3.2% | #133 of 364 |
| 4Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 53 | 32 | 1.7 | $12.7M | −0.4% | #164 of 364 |
| 5San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 49 | 128 | 1.9 | $14.1M | −0.6% | #183 of 364 |
| 6Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 44 | 42 | 1.5 | $11.6M | +2.3% | #214 of 364 |
| 7Vallejo, CA | 42 | 26 | 1.7 | $12.4M | +0.6% | #223 of 364 |
| 8San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 41 | 23 | 2.1 | $9.6M | 0.0% | #236 of 364 |
| 9Modesto, CA | 40 | 26 | 1.5 | $12.4M | +0.7% | #240 of 364 |
| 10Fresno, CA | 38 | 71 | 1.9 | $9.2M | +3.2% | #255 of 364 |
Other business types in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro 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 laundry70
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats57
- Dry cleaners51
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 133 laundromats in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area. 19 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.8B a year, or $2,023 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13.4M 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 881,889 households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area has 1.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13.4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area would have about 143, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,748 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area at 2,477,274 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 881,889 households. Median household income in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area is $97,188, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area scores 57 for laundromats (upper middle), #133 of 364 scored metro areas.
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