Clothing and laundry · County · Colorado
Laundromats in La Plata County, CO
How La Plata County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #531 of 785 scored counties
#10 of 13 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $45.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.2M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 laundromats in La Plata County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in La Plata County comes to about $45.8M a year: $1,881 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.2M per laundromat, 27% 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 La Plata County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show La Plata County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in La Plata County is 38 (lower middle), #531 of 785 scored counties and #10 of 13 scored counties in Colorado.
How La Plata 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 | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $9.2M | $16.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,747 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.0% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,881 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 65 |
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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents 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 La Plata 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats38
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in La Plata County, CO?
There are 5 laundromats on map listings in La Plata County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in La Plata County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $45.8M a year, or $1,881 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.2M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
La Plata County has 2.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.2M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, La Plata County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 38 for laundromats (lower middle), #531 of 785 scored counties.
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