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Laundromats in Valencia County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Valencia County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #561 of 785 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$42.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,551 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,013
+7.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 laundromats in Valencia County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 13% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in Valencia County spend about $42.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,551 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 laundromats, that is $8.6M per laundromat, 32% 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 Valencia County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Valencia County grew 7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Valencia County is 35 (lower middle), #561 of 785 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in New Mexico.

How Valencia 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 Valencia County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureValencia CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.81.6
Spending per listing$8.6M$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+7.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,551$1,645$2,055
Median household income$58,933$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score3511

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
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Valencia 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 Valencia County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,013+7.2% since 2020
Households
27,583
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,067 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$58,933+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,665
Median home value
$223,000
Jobs located here
16,710
Daytime population
63,523Residents 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 Valencia 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

Other business types in Valencia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many laundromats are in Valencia County, NM?

Valencia County has 5 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Valencia County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $42.8M a year, or $1,551 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $8.6M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,583 households in Valencia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Valencia County has 1.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $8.6M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Valencia County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Valencia County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Valencia County at 82,013 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,583 households. The median household income in Valencia County is $58,933 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Valencia County scores 35 for laundromats (lower middle), #561 of 785 scored counties.

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