Clothing and laundry · County · Colorado
Laundromats in Boulder County, CO
The laundromats in Boulder County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #85 of 785 scored counties
#3 of 13 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $296.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,164 a household
- Spending per listing
- $29.7M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
See the laundromats around any address in Boulder County
The site report maps the laundromats on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Boulder County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Households in Boulder County spend about $296.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,164 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 laundromats, that is $29.7M per laundromat, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Boulder County has 10 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 56% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Boulder County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 27,402 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boulder County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For laundromats, Boulder County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #85 of 785 scored counties and #3 of 13 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Boulder 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 | Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $29.7M | $16.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 27,402 | 14,747 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,164 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $656K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Boulder 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 Boulder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Boulder County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the laundromats on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Boulder County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardLaundromats across Colorado
Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for laundromats, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Boulder County marked.
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 Boulder 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats77
- Dry cleaners30
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Boulder County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 laundromats in Boulder County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $296.5M a year, or $2,164 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $29.7M 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 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Boulder County has 0.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $29.7M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Boulder County would have about 24, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,402 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 77 for laundromats (high), #85 of 785 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Boulder County. It maps the laundromats on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for laundromats · All 56 business types in Boulder County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Boulder County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Boulder County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.