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Car washes and detailers in Fremont County, CO

The car washes and detailers in Fremont County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #627 of 1,451 scored counties
#15 of 22 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,108 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,039
+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

Households in Fremont County spend about $19.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,108 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Fremont County has 8 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations, 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Fremont County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,494 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fremont County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fremont County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #627 of 1,451 scored counties and #15 of 22 scored counties in Colorado.

How Fremont 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 Fremont County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureFremont CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.54.13.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,4946,0886,523
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$1,108$1,112$958
Median household income$62,664$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score5463

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$472K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Fremont 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 Fremont County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,039+2.4% since 2020
Households
17,976
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,534 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$62,664+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,400
Median home value
$324,000
Jobs located here
11,334
Daytime population
42,665Residents 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 Fremont 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
15Fremont County, CO5484.5$2.5M+2.4%#627 of 1,451

Other business types in Fremont County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 car washes and detailers in Fremont County. 2 of them (25%) 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 Fremont County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $19.9M a year, or $1,108 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 17,976 households in Fremont County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fremont 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 $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,494 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Fremont County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Fremont County at 50,039 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,976 households. The median household income in Fremont County is $62,664 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Fremont County scores 54 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #627 of 1,451 scored counties.

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