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Laundromats in El Paso County, CO
The laundromats in El Paso County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #255 of 785 scored counties
#7 of 13 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 45
- 11 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $558.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,926 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 757,040
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 laundromats in El Paso County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in El Paso County spend about $558.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,926 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $12.4M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, in line with 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in El Paso County in 2023. That is one for every 20,728 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in El Paso County.
Population estimates put the population change in El Paso County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in El Paso County is 61 (upper middle), #255 of 785 scored counties and #7 of 13 scored counties in Colorado.
How El Paso 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 | El Paso County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $12.4M | $16.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,728 | 14,747 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,926 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $90,363 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4511 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 757,040+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 290,190
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $90,363+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,684
- Median home value
- $461,000
- Jobs located here
- 284,746
- Daytime population
- 727,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for laundromats, numbered among those based in Colorado, with El Paso 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 El Paso 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 laundry56
- Clothing and shoe stores61
- Laundromats61
- Dry cleaners60
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in El Paso County, CO?
There are 45 laundromats on map listings in El Paso County as of September 2026. 11 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in El Paso County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $558.9M a year, or $1,926 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12.4M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 290,190 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, CO compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
El Paso County has 1.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,728 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, CO growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 757,040 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 290,190 households. The median household income in El Paso County is $90,363 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. El Paso County scores 61 for laundromats (upper middle), #255 of 785 scored counties.
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