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Car washes and detailers in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
How Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #273 of 1,451 scored counties
#2 of 4 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,078 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,972
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,078 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Fairbanks North Star Borough spend about $39.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each location on map listings, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 10 car washes and detailers on map listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Fairbanks North Star Borough classed as car washes. That is one for every 7,272 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fairbanks North Star Borough declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #273 of 1,451 scored counties and #2 of 4 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Fairbanks North Star Borough compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the car washes and detailers 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 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $2.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,272 | 5,881 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +48.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,078 | $1,043 | $958 |
| Median household income | $88,267 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $305K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 car washes in Fairbanks North Star Borough, 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,972−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,359
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 7,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $88,267+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,548
- Median home value
- $298,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Fairbanks North Star Borough marked.
Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 72 | 11 | 4.5 | $2.5M | +5.1% | #192 of 1,451 |
| 2Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 68 | 10 | 2.8 | $3.9M | −1.4% | #273 of 1,451 |
| 3Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 60 | 20 | 5.0 | $2.5M | +10.4% | #469 of 1,451 |
| 4Anchorage Municipality, AK | 45 | 48 | 4.4 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #847 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Fairbanks North Star Borough
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care47
- Auto repair shops43
- Collision repair and body shops55
- Car washes and detailing68
- Tire shops71
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies56
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many car washes and detailers are in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 car washes and detailers in Fairbanks North Star Borough. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $39.2M a year, or $1,078 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per location. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,359 households in Fairbanks North Star Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Fairbanks North Star Borough has 2.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.9M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Fairbanks North Star Borough would have about 16, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,272 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Fairbanks North Star Borough at 93,972 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,359 households. The median household income in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $88,267 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% 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. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 68 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #273 of 1,451 scored counties.
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