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Car washes and detailers in Colusa County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Colusa County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,208 a household
Spending per listing
$9.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,836
−0.1% 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 1 car wash or detailer in Colusa County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

Households in Colusa County spend about $9.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,208 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $9.1M per location. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Colusa County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Colusa County.

Population estimates show Colusa County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, Colusa County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Colusa County compares

The same measures for California 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.

Car washes and detailing in Colusa County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureColusa CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.33.33.8
Spending per listing$9.1M$3.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,0736,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.2%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,208$1,122$958
Median household income$75,672$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

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
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$40K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Colusa 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 Colusa County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,836−0.1% since 2020
Households
7,512
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,151 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$75,672+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,368
Median home value
$393,400
Jobs located here
8,154
Daytime population
21,196Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in California, with Colusa County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Benito County, CA8962.9$5M+8.6%#9 of 1,451
2Madera County, CA89153.3$3.6M+7.4%#14 of 1,451
3Yuba County, CA8662.1$5.4M+8.2%#24 of 1,451
4Calaveras County, CA8663.3$4M+2.8%#26 of 1,451
5Placer County, CA85513.2$3.7M+8.9%#36 of 1,451
6Contra Costa County, CA82962.3$5.3M+0.3%#47 of 1,451
7Santa Clara County, CA781522.3$5.2M−0.9%#73 of 1,451
8Santa Cruz County, CA77151.5$7.9M−4.7%#86 of 1,451
9El Dorado County, CA76202.6$4.9M+0.6%#105 of 1,451
10Nevada County, CA75112.6$4.6M−0.4%#117 of 1,451
Colusa County, CANot scored11.3$9.1M−0.1%

Other business types in Colusa County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Colusa County, CA?

Colusa County has 1 car wash or detailer on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Colusa County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Colusa County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $9.1M a year, or $1,208 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, it comes to $9.1M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,512 households in Colusa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Colusa County, CA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Colusa County has 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Colusa County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Colusa County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Colusa County at 21,836 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,512 households. Median household income in Colusa County is $75,672, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Colusa County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Colusa County

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