Clothing and laundry · County · New Mexico
Laundromats in Bernalillo County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Bernalillo County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #379 of 785 scored counties
#4 of 10 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 37
- 9 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $485.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,700 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.1M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 667,601
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 laundromats in Bernalillo County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 24%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Bernalillo County spend about $485.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,700 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $13.1M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 5% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Bernalillo County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 25,954 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bernalillo County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For laundromats, Bernalillo County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #379 of 785 scored counties and #4 of 10 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Bernalillo County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Bernalillo County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $13.1M | $9.1M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 25,954 | 12,315 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.6% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,700 | $1,645 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,473 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 379 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Bernalillo 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 Bernalillo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 667,601−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 285,495
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,162 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 580
- Median household income
- $69,473+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,350
- Median home value
- $292,900
- Jobs located here
- 358,969
- Daytime population
- 728,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for laundromats, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Bernalillo County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 69 | 6 | 1.1 | $17.4M | +6.9% | #165 of 785 |
| 2Santa Fe County, NM | 57 | 9 | 1.3 | $14.5M | +1.2% | #302 of 785 |
| 3Doña Ana County, NM | 55 | 11 | 1.3 | $11.9M | +4.1% | #325 of 785 |
| 4Bernalillo County, NM | 50 | 37 | 1.3 | $13.1M | −1.4% | #379 of 785 |
| 5Valencia County, NM | 35 | 5 | 1.8 | $8.6M | +7.2% | #561 of 785 |
| 6Lea County, NM | 16 | 7 | 2.8 | $6M | +0.2% | #736 of 785 |
| 7Eddy County, NM | 14 | 9 | 3.8 | $4.6M | +0.3% | #754 of 785 |
| 8Curry County, NM | 6 | 5 | 2.7 | $5.6M | −3.5% | #776 of 785 |
| 9San Juan County, NM | 6 | 15 | 3.6 | $4.3M | −0.9% | #777 of 785 |
| 10McKinley County, NM | 0 | 13 | 6.1 | $2.3M | −6.1% | #785 of 785 |
Other business types in Bernalillo 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 laundry27
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats50
- Dry cleaners37
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Bernalillo County, NM?
There are 37 laundromats on map listings in Bernalillo County as of September 2026. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Bernalillo County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $485.4M a year, or $1,700 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 285,495 households in Bernalillo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bernalillo County, NM compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Bernalillo County has 1.3 laundromats per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13.1M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Bernalillo County would have about 39, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 25,954 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Bernalillo County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Bernalillo County at 667,601 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 285,495 households. The median household income in Bernalillo County is $69,473 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Bernalillo County scores 50 for laundromats (upper middle), #379 of 785 scored counties.
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