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Laundromats in the Yuba City, CA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in the Yuba City, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #315 of 364 scored metro areas
#18 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
13
6 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$110.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,778 a household
Spending per listing
$8.5M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
187,478
+3.3% 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

For laundromats, the Yuba City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #315 of 364 scored metro areas and #18 of 25 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 laundromats in the Yuba City metro area. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Yuba City metro area comes to about $110.1M a year: $1,778 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.5M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 32% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Yuba City metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Yuba City metro area grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Yuba City 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.

Laundromats in Yuba City, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureYuba City metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.12.11.6
Spending per listing$8.5M$10.1M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a10,97011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.1%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,778$2,085$2,055
Median household income$78,179$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score2825

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
136 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Yuba City 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 Yuba City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
187,478+3.3% since 2020
Households
61,927
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,235 sq. mi.
People per square mile
149
Median household income
$78,179+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,808
Median home value
$424,200
Jobs located here
48,001
Daytime population
155,297Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across California

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The highest-scoring metro areas in California for laundromats, numbered among those based in California, with the Yuba City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA631871.3$14.8M+3.5%#102 of 364
2Stockton-Lodi, CA60331.3$14.5M+5.5%#114 of 364
3Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA571331.5$13.4M+3.2%#133 of 364
4Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA53321.7$12.7M−0.4%#164 of 364
5San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA491281.9$14.1M−0.6%#183 of 364
6Bakersfield-Delano, CA44421.5$11.6M+2.3%#214 of 364
7Vallejo, CA42261.7$12.4M+0.6%#223 of 364
8San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA41232.1$9.6M0.0%#236 of 364
9Modesto, CA40261.5$12.4M+0.7%#240 of 364
10Fresno, CA38711.9$9.2M+3.2%#255 of 364
18Yuba City, CA28132.1$8.5M+3.3%#315 of 364

Other business types in the Yuba City metro area

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Yuba City, CA metro area?

There are 13 laundromats on map listings in the Yuba City metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in the Yuba City metro area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Yuba City, CA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $110.1M a year, or $1,778 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $8.5M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,927 households in the Yuba City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Yuba City, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Yuba City metro area has 2.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $8.5M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Yuba City metro area would have about 9, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is the Yuba City, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Yuba City metro area at 187,478 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,927 households. The median household income in the Yuba City metro area is $78,179 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. The Yuba City metro area scores 28 for laundromats (lower middle), #315 of 364 scored metro areas.

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