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Laundromats in Arapahoe County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Arapahoe County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #137 of 785 scored counties
#5 of 13 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 28
- 5 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $532.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,070 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,820
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 laundromats in Arapahoe County. 5 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Arapahoe County spend about $532.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,070 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $19M per laundromat, 52% above 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.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Arapahoe County in 2023. That is one for every 17,149 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Arapahoe County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Arapahoe County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Arapahoe County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #137 of 785 scored counties and #5 of 13 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Arapahoe County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Arapahoe County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $19M | $16.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,149 | 14,747 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,070 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $101,087 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 285 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,820+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 257,232
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 827
- Median household income
- $101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,289
- Median home value
- $561,200
- Jobs located here
- 352,398
- Daytime population
- 677,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Weld County, CO | 81 | 11 | 0.9 | $22M | +14.2% | #56 of 785 |
| 2Larimer County, CO | 78 | 11 | 0.7 | $27.6M | +4.8% | #79 of 785 |
| 3Boulder County, CO | 77 | 10 | 0.7 | $29.7M | −0.7% | #85 of 785 |
| 4Denver County, CO | 73 | 33 | 1.0 | $20.7M | +3.2% | #121 of 785 |
| 5Arapahoe County, CO | 72 | 28 | 1.1 | $19M | +2.8% | #137 of 785 |
| 6Jefferson County, CO | 63 | 23 | 1.0 | $22.7M | −0.5% | #224 of 785 |
| 7El Paso County, CO | 61 | 45 | 1.6 | $12.4M | +3.2% | #255 of 785 |
| 8Mesa County, CO | 54 | 9 | 1.4 | $12.5M | +4.4% | #336 of 785 |
| 9Adams County, CO | 50 | 31 | 1.6 | $11.9M | +6.6% | #382 of 785 |
| 10La Plata County, CO | 38 | 5 | 2.1 | $9.2M | +2.2% | #531 of 785 |
Other business types in Arapahoe County
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 laundry61
- Clothing and shoe stores66
- Laundromats72
- Dry cleaners43
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Arapahoe County, CO?
There are 28 laundromats on map listings in Arapahoe County as of September 2026. 5 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Arapahoe County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $532.5M a year, or $2,070 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $19M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arapahoe County, CO compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Arapahoe County has 1.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $19M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Arapahoe County would have about 43, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,149 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 72 for laundromats (upper middle), #137 of 785 scored counties.
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