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Laundromats in El Paso County, TX

The laundromats in El Paso County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #590 of 785 scored counties
#41 of 57 scored counties in Texas

Listings
51
12 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
29
−6.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$506.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,689 a household
Spending per listing
$9.9M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
877,858
+1.3% 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

For laundromats, El Paso County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #590 of 785 scored counties and #41 of 57 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,689 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in El Paso County spend about $506.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $9.9M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

El Paso County has 51 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in El Paso County was 29 in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 10,332 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $139K has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in El Paso County. Population estimates put the population change in El Paso County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How El Paso County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 El Paso County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureEl Paso CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.71.6
Spending per listing$9.9M$11.5M$12.5M
Households per official establishment10,33212,65011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.4%+10.4%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,689$1,983$2,055
Median household income$59,806$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3246

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 29−6.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
98
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$139K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in El Paso 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 El Paso County

Population, 2025 estimate
877,858+1.3% since 2020
Households
299,637
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,014 sq. mi.
People per square mile
859
Median household income
$59,806+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,845
Median home value
$180,400
Jobs located here
347,266
Daytime population
864,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for laundromats, numbered among those based in Texas, with El Paso County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Collin County, TX94210.5$49.2M+20.6%#3 of 785
2Williamson County, TX94150.6$39.4M+22.3%#4 of 785
3Denton County, TX94300.8$28.5M+16.9%#5 of 785
4Hays County, TX9370.7$29.9M+24.8%#6 of 785
5Comal County, TX9360.8$26.7M+27.9%#8 of 785
6Fort Bend County, TX86170.6$40.9M+17.4%#26 of 785
7Johnson County, TX8460.9$21.7M+20.5%#38 of 785
8Montgomery County, TX83261.1$21.2M+24.9%#43 of 785
9Guadalupe County, TX8371.1$19.2M+15.8%#45 of 785
10Travis County, TX82571.0$23.3M+7.2%#49 of 785
41El Paso County, TX32511.7$9.9M+1.3%#590 of 785

Other business types in El Paso County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in El Paso County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 laundromats in El Paso County. 12 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019.

How much do households in El Paso County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $506.2M a year, or $1,689 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $9.9M 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 299,637 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.

How does El Paso County, TX compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

El Paso County has 1.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $9.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, El Paso County would have about 41, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,332 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +3.0% for the U.S.

How fast is El Paso County, TX growing?

Population estimates put El Paso County at 877,858 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,637 households. Median household income in El Paso County is $59,806, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. El Paso County scores 32 for laundromats (lower middle), #590 of 785 scored counties.

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