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Laundromats in the Grand Junction, CO metro area

The laundromats in the Grand Junction, CO metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #203 of 364 scored metro areas
#6 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado

Listings
9
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$112.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,716 a household
Spending per listing
$12.5M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
162,845
+4.4% 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

At $1,716 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Grand Junction metro area spend about $112.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $12.5M per laundromat, in line with the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

The Grand Junction metro area has 9 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Grand Junction metro area in 2023. That is one for every 16,458 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Grand Junction metro area grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the Grand Junction metro area is 46 (lower middle), #203 of 364 scored metro areas and #6 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.

How the Grand Junction metro area 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.

Laundromats in Grand Junction, CO metro area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureGrand Junction metro areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.41.21.6
Spending per listing$12.5M$16.9M$12.5M
Households per official establishment16,45814,74711,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.0%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,716$2,010$2,055
Median household income$73,658$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4665

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$553K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
93 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 Grand Junction 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 Grand Junction metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
162,845+4.4% since 2020
Households
65,830
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$73,658+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,145
Median home value
$378,600
Jobs located here
65,394
Daytime population
156,691Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Colorado

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Colorado for laundromats, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Grand Junction metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Colorado

Metro areas in Colorado ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greeley, CO81110.9$22M+14.2%#16 of 364
2Boulder, CO77100.7$29.7M−0.7%#25 of 364
3Fort Collins-Loveland, CO76110.7$27.6M+4.8%#32 of 364
4Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO731201.0$21.6M+4.1%#45 of 364
5Colorado Springs, CO56451.5$12.9M+3.1%#147 of 364
6Grand Junction, CO4691.4$12.5M+4.4%#203 of 364
7Pueblo, CO17111.6$10M+0.6%#349 of 364

Other business types in the Grand Junction metro area

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Grand Junction, CO metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 laundromats in the Grand Junction metro area. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in the Grand Junction, CO metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $112.9M a year, or $1,716 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12.5M 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 65,830 households in the Grand Junction metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Grand Junction, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Grand Junction metro area has 1.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12.5M, 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 16,458 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is the Grand Junction, CO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Grand Junction metro area at 162,845 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,830 households. Median household income in the Grand Junction metro area is $73,658, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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 Grand Junction metro area scores 46 for laundromats (lower middle), #203 of 364 scored metro areas.

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