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Car washes and detailers in Sierra County, CA

How Sierra County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $888 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
3,098
−4.0% 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

There are no car washes and detailers on map listings in Sierra County as of September 2026.

At $888 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Sierra County spend about $1.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. 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 Sierra County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Sierra County declined 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Sierra 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 Sierra County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSierra CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.03.33.8
Spending per listingn/a$3.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,0736,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.2%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$888$1,122$958
Median household income$63,355$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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
0The 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 Sierra 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 Sierra County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,098−4.0% since 2020
Households
1,219
Median age
54.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
953 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$63,355
Average household income
$81,457
Median home value
$331,900
Jobs located here
532
Daytime population
2,187Residents 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 Sierra 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
Sierra County, CANot scored00.0n/a−4.0%

Other business types in Sierra County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show no car washes and detailers in Sierra County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Sierra County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $1.1M a year, or $888 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,219 households in Sierra County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sierra County has no car washes and detailers on map listings.

How fast is Sierra County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Sierra County at 3,098 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,219 households. Median household income in Sierra County is $63,355, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Sierra County. It maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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