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Car washes and detailers in the Red Bluff, CA area
The car washes and detailers in the Red Bluff, CA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #131 of 441 scored small-town markets
#5 of 6 scored small-town markets based in California
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,665
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 car washes and detailers in the Red Bluff area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 33%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,075 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the Red Bluff area spend about $26.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 9 car washes and detailers, that is $3M per location, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Red Bluff area in 2023. That is one for every 6,197 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in the Red Bluff area.
Population estimates show the Red Bluff area declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Red Bluff area scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #131 of 441 scored small-town markets and #5 of 6 scored small-town markets based in California.
How the Red Bluff area 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.
| Measure | Red Bluff area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,197 | 6,073 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.2% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,075 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,784 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in the Red Bluff area, 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 the Red Bluff area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,665−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,788
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,949 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $63,784+43.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,910
- Median home value
- $339,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,377
- Daytime population
- 57,669Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in California for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in California (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Red Bluff area marked.
Top small-town markets in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 78 | 11 | 2.6 | $4.6M | −0.4% | #22 of 441 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 70 | 8 | 3.7 | $3.4M | +0.9% | #71 of 441 |
| 2Ukiah, CA | 69 | 7 | 2.0 | $5.2M | −3.5% | #78 of 441 |
| 3Clearlake, CA | 66 | 11 | 4.1 | $2.8M | −0.6% | #96 of 441 |
| 4Sonora, CA | 65 | 9 | 4.0 | $2.9M | −4.0% | #102 of 441 |
| 5Red Bluff, CA | 61 | 9 | 3.6 | $3M | −1.7% | #131 of 441 |
| 6Eureka-Arcata, CA | 47 | 24 | 4.4 | $2.3M | −3.4% | #240 of 441 |
Other business types in the Red Bluff area
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 care61
- Auto repair shops68
- Collision repair and body shops66
- Car washes and detailing61
- Tire shops40
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations33
- Insurance agencies69
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 the Red Bluff, CA area?
There are 9 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Red Bluff area as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Red Bluff, CA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.6M a year, or $1,075 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 24,788 households in the Red Bluff area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Red Bluff, CA area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Red Bluff area has 3.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Red Bluff area would have about 11, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,197 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Red Bluff, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Red Bluff area at 64,665 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,788 households. Median household income in the Red Bluff area is $63,784, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Red Bluff area scores 61 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #131 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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