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Laundromats in Ada County, ID
How Ada County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #104 of 785 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 24
- 7 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $394.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,946 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.4M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,141
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ada County spend about $394.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,946 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $16.4M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 31% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 24 laundromats on map listings in Ada County as of September 2026. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Ada County in 2023. That is one for every 20,254 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Ada County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Ada County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #104 of 785 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ada County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Ada County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $16.4M | $13.2M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,254 | 19,270 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +42.3% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,946 | $1,756 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $91,502 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $880K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 247 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Ada 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 Ada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,141+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 202,543
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,052 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 493
- Median household income
- $91,502+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,631
- Median home value
- $512,300
- Jobs located here
- 294,737
- Daytime population
- 566,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ada County, ID | 75 | 24 | 1.2 | $16.4M | +9.6% | #104 of 785 |
| 2Kootenai County, ID | 74 | 5 | 0.7 | $25.2M | +11.0% | #108 of 785 |
| 3Canyon County, ID | 65 | 8 | 0.9 | $18.2M | +18.1% | #203 of 785 |
| 4Twin Falls County, ID | 36 | 7 | 2.0 | $8.2M | +7.9% | #551 of 785 |
| 5Bannock County, ID | 35 | 6 | 1.8 | $9.1M | +4.9% | #560 of 785 |
Other business types in Ada 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 laundry55
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats75
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Ada County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 laundromats in Ada County. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Ada County, ID spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $394.1M a year, or $1,946 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $16.4M 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 202,543 households in Ada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ada County, ID compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Ada County has 1.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $16.4M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Ada County would have about 32, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,254 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Ada County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Ada County at 546,141 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,543 households. Median household income in Ada County is $91,502, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Ada County scores 75 for laundromats (high), #104 of 785 scored counties.
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