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Laundromats in San Joaquin County, CA

The laundromats in San Joaquin County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #230 of 785 scored counties
#4 of 42 scored counties in California

Listings
33
3 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
17
−19.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$477.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,947 a household
Spending per listing
$14.5M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
823,815
+5.5% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in San Joaquin County comes to about $477.6M a year: $1,947 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $14.5M per laundromat, 16% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

San Joaquin County has 33 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 9%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in San Joaquin County classed as coin-operated laundries, down 19.0% from 2019. That is one for every 14,426 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in San Joaquin County.

Population estimates put the population change in San Joaquin County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, San Joaquin County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #230 of 785 scored counties and #4 of 42 scored counties in California.

How San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Joaquin CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.11.6
Spending per listing$14.5M$10.1M$12.5M
Households per official establishment14,42610,97011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.0%+6.1%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,947$2,085$2,055
Median household income$92,179$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6325

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 17−19.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
60
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
333 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
823,815+5.5% since 2020
Households
245,250
Median age
35.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
573
Median household income
$92,179+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,604
Median home value
$530,700
Jobs located here
284,408
Daytime population
748,070Residents 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 San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in San Joaquin County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 laundromats in San Joaquin County. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 19.0% from 2019.

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

About $477.6M a year, or $1,947 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $14.5M 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 245,250 households in San Joaquin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Joaquin County has 1.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $14.5M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, San Joaquin County would have about 38, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,426 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.

How fast is San Joaquin County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Joaquin County at 823,815 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 245,250 households. Median household income in San Joaquin County is $92,179, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. San Joaquin County scores 63 for laundromats (upper middle), #230 of 785 scored counties.

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