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Laundromats in Quay County, NM

How Quay County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,436 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
8,454
−3.0% 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 $1,436 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Quay County spend about $6.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $6.3M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There is 1 laundromat on map listings in Quay County as of September 2026. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Quay County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Quay County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Quay 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.

Laundromats in Quay County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureQuay CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.31.81.6
Spending per listing$6.3M$9.1M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,31511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.6%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,436$1,645$2,055
Median household income$41,946$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored11

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Quay 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 Quay County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,454−3.0% since 2020
Households
4,389
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,874 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$41,946
Average household income
$62,487
Median home value
$87,200
Jobs located here
2,482
Daytime population
7,724Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for laundromats, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Quay County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM6961.1$17.4M+6.9%#165 of 785
2Santa Fe County, NM5791.3$14.5M+1.2%#302 of 785
3Doña Ana County, NM55111.3$11.9M+4.1%#325 of 785
4Bernalillo County, NM50371.3$13.1M−1.4%#379 of 785
5Valencia County, NM3551.8$8.6M+7.2%#561 of 785
6Lea County, NM1672.8$6M+0.2%#736 of 785
7Eddy County, NM1493.8$4.6M+0.3%#754 of 785
8Curry County, NM652.7$5.6M−3.5%#776 of 785
9San Juan County, NM6153.6$4.3M−0.9%#777 of 785
10McKinley County, NM0136.1$2.3M−6.1%#785 of 785
Quay County, NMNot scored12.3$6.3M−3.0%

Other business types in Quay County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many laundromats are in Quay County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 laundromat in Quay County. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Quay County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Quay County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $6.3M a year, or $1,436 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 laundromat on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 4,389 households in Quay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Quay County, NM compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Quay County has 1 laundromat on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending.

How fast is Quay County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Quay County at 8,454 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,389 households. Median household income in Quay County is $41,946, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for laundromats · All 56 business types in Quay County

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