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Car washes and detailers in Eagle County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #486 of 1,451 scored counties
#11 of 22 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$26.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,209 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,291
−2.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 car washes and detailers in Eagle County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Eagle County comes to about $26.7M a year: $1,209 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per location, 6% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Eagle County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Eagle County.

Population estimates show Eagle County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Eagle County is 59 (upper middle), #486 of 1,451 scored counties and #11 of 22 scored counties in Colorado.

How Eagle 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 Eagle County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureEagle CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.54.13.8
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,0886,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,209$1,112$958
Median household income$104,096$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score5963

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
101 chain location
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
1
Amount
$30K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
54,291−2.4% since 2020
Households
22,058
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,685 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$104,096+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$149,170
Median home value
$839,500
Jobs located here
36,343
Daytime population
60,203Residents 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 Eagle 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
11Eagle County, CO59104.5$2.7M−2.4%#486 of 1,451

Other business types in Eagle County

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

Questions

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

There are 10 car washes and detailers on map listings in Eagle County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Eagle County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $26.7M a year, or $1,209 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 22,058 households in Eagle County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Eagle County has 4.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.7M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Eagle County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Eagle County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Eagle County at 54,291 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,058 households. Median household income in Eagle County is $104,096, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Eagle County scores 59 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #486 of 1,451 scored counties.

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 Eagle County

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