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Car washes and detailers in Apache County, AZ
The car washes and detailers in Apache County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,408 of 1,451 scored counties
#11 of 11 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 24
- 23 chain locations (96%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $20.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $842K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,445
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Apache County is 14 (low), #1,408 of 1,451 scored counties and #11 of 11 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Apache County comes to about $20.2M a year: $957 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $842K of household spending for each location on map listings, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 24 car washes and detailers on map listings in Apache County as of September 2026. 23 of them (96%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Apache County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Apache County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Apache County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Apache County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $842K | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,105 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $957 | $1,037 | $958 |
| Median household income | $41,438 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 66 |
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
- 2423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Apache 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 Apache County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,445−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 21,100
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 11,198 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $41,438+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $59,034
- Median home value
- $63,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,607
- Daytime population
- 66,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 88 | 51 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +25.4% | #19 of 1,451 |
| 2Yuma County, AZ | 74 | 24 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +9.2% | #140 of 1,451 |
| 3Yavapai County, AZ | 73 | 36 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +6.5% | #161 of 1,451 |
| 4Maricopa County, AZ | 71 | 662 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +5.5% | #212 of 1,451 |
| 5Cochise County, AZ | 70 | 15 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +0.6% | #229 of 1,451 |
| 6Coconino County, AZ | 59 | 16 | 2.9 | $3.7M | −0.6% | #476 of 1,451 |
| 7Pima County, AZ | 59 | 169 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +2.8% | #489 of 1,451 |
| 8Navajo County, AZ | 55 | 21 | 5.2 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #617 of 1,451 |
| 9Graham County, AZ | 46 | 9 | 7.1 | $1.7M | +4.0% | #837 of 1,451 |
| 10Mohave County, AZ | 45 | 62 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +6.5% | #867 of 1,451 |
| 11Apache County, AZ | 14 | 24 | 11.4 | $842K | −2.2% | #1,408 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Apache 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
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many car washes and detailers are in Apache County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 car washes and detailers in Apache County. 23 of them (96%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Apache County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Apache County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.2M a year, or $957 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $842K 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 21,100 households in Apache County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Apache County, AZ compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Apache County has 11.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $842K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Apache County would have about 8, against 24 on map listings.
How fast is Apache County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Apache County at 64,445 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,100 households. The median household income in Apache County is $41,438 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Apache County scores 14 for car washes and detailers (low), #1,408 of 1,451 scored counties.
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