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Car washes and detailers in Delta County, CO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,129 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
94% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,178
+3.6% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Delta County comes to about $14.6M a year: $1,129 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 car washes and detailers, that is $4.9M per location, 94% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Delta County has 3 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Delta County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,320 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Delta County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, Delta County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Delta County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Delta County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureDelta CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.34.13.8
Spending per listing$4.9M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,3206,0886,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,129$1,112$958
Median household income$57,774$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$214K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Delta 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 Delta County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,178+3.6% since 2020
Households
12,959
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,142 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$57,774+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,675
Median home value
$343,200
Jobs located here
8,348
Daytime population
28,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Colorado

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, CO88493.5$3.6M+10.9%#18 of 1,451
2Broomfield County, CO86103.1$3.5M+6.3%#29 of 1,451
3Garfield County, CO7993.8$3.1M+2.7%#67 of 1,451
4Boulder County, CO72423.1$3.5M−0.7%#175 of 1,451
5Weld County, CO72584.7$2.7M+14.2%#189 of 1,451
6Denver County, CO71942.8$3.2M+3.2%#203 of 1,451
7Morgan County, CO6854.5$2.5M+4.2%#289 of 1,451
8Jefferson County, CO661064.4$2.6M−0.5%#322 of 1,451
9Larimer County, CO65805.2$2.2M+4.8%#351 of 1,451
10Adams County, CO61965.1$2.3M+6.6%#446 of 1,451
Delta County, CONot scored32.3$4.9M+3.6%

Other business types in Delta County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Delta County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 car washes and detailers in Delta County. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.

How much do households in Delta County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $14.6M a year, or $1,129 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 12,959 households in Delta County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delta County has 2.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $4.9M, 94% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Delta County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,320 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Delta County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Delta County at 32,178 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,959 households. The median household income in Delta County is $57,774 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. Delta County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delta 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 Delta County

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