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Car washes and detailers in the Ukiah, CA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Ukiah, CA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #78 of 441 scored small-town markets
#2 of 6 scored small-town markets based in California
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,048 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,122
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 car washes and detailers in the Ukiah area. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Ukiah area comes to about $36.5M a year: $1,048 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 car washes and detailers, that is $5.2M per location, 2.1 times 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Ukiah area classed as car washes. That is one for every 8,711 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Ukiah area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, the Ukiah area has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #78 of 441 scored small-town markets and #2 of 6 scored small-town markets based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Ukiah 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 | Ukiah area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $3.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,711 | 6,073 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.2% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,048 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,092 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $316K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 the Ukiah 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 Ukiah area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,122−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 34,842
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,507 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $68,092+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,438
- Median home value
- $512,200
- Jobs located here
- 29,495
- Daytime population
- 87,475Residents 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 Ukiah 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 Ukiah 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 care46
- Auto repair shops36
- Collision repair and body shops43
- Car washes and detailing69
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies52
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 Ukiah, CA area?
The Ukiah area has 7 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. 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 Ukiah, CA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $36.5M a year, or $1,048 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 34,842 households in the Ukiah area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ukiah, CA area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Ukiah area has 2.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $5.2M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Ukiah area would have about 15, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,711 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Ukiah, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Ukiah area at 88,122 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,842 households. Median household income in the Ukiah area is $68,092, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. 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 Ukiah area scores 69 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #78 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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