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Laundromats in Washoe County, NV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Washoe County, NV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #189 of 785 scored counties
#2 of 3 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 27
- 7 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $380.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,909 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.1M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 509,386
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 laundromats in Washoe County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $1,909 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Washoe County spend about $380.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $14.1M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 13% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Washoe County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 22,144 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Washoe County.
Population estimates show Washoe County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Washoe County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #189 of 785 scored counties and #2 of 3 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washoe County compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Washoe County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $14.1M | $16.9M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 22,144 | 22,690 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,909 | $1,796 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $88,096 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $962K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 277 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Washoe 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 Washoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 509,386+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 199,296
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,937
- Median home value
- $539,900
- Jobs located here
- 242,902
- Daytime population
- 492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clark County, NV | 72 | 80 | 0.9 | $19.2M | +5.8% | #135 of 785 |
| 2Washoe County, NV | 67 | 27 | 1.4 | $14.1M | +4.4% | #189 of 785 |
| 3Carson City, NV | 16 | 7 | 3.0 | $5.8M | −0.2% | #737 of 785 |
Other business types in Washoe 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats67
- Dry cleaners54
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Washoe County, NV?
There are 27 laundromats on map listings in Washoe County as of September 2026. 7 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Washoe County, NV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $380.4M a year, or $1,909 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $14.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washoe County, NV compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Washoe County has 1.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $14.1M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Washoe County would have about 30, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,144 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Washoe County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Washoe County scores 67 for laundromats (upper middle), #189 of 785 scored counties.
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