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Car washes and detailers in La Plata County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in La Plata County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #851 of 1,451 scored counties
#18 of 22 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,166 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in La Plata County spend about $28.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,166 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 car washes and detailers, that is $2.2M per location, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 13 car washes and detailers on map listings in La Plata County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in La Plata County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 3,047 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2M has gone to businesses classed as car washes in La Plata County.
Population estimates put the population change in La Plata County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in La Plata County is 45 (lower middle), #851 of 1,451 scored counties and #18 of 22 scored counties in Colorado.
How La Plata 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.
| Measure | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,047 | 6,088 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,166 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $276K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 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
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Colorado, with La Plata County marked.
Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, CO | 88 | 49 | 3.5 | $3.6M | +10.9% | #18 of 1,451 |
| 2Broomfield County, CO | 86 | 10 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +6.3% | #29 of 1,451 |
| 3Garfield County, CO | 79 | 9 | 3.8 | $3.1M | +2.7% | #67 of 1,451 |
| 4Boulder County, CO | 72 | 42 | 3.1 | $3.5M | −0.7% | #175 of 1,451 |
| 5Weld County, CO | 72 | 58 | 4.7 | $2.7M | +14.2% | #189 of 1,451 |
| 6Denver County, CO | 71 | 94 | 2.8 | $3.2M | +3.2% | #203 of 1,451 |
| 7Morgan County, CO | 68 | 5 | 4.5 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #289 of 1,451 |
| 8Jefferson County, CO | 66 | 106 | 4.4 | $2.6M | −0.5% | #322 of 1,451 |
| 9Larimer County, CO | 65 | 80 | 5.2 | $2.2M | +4.8% | #351 of 1,451 |
| 10Adams County, CO | 61 | 96 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +6.6% | #446 of 1,451 |
| 18La Plata County, CO | 45 | 13 | 5.3 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #851 of 1,451 |
Other business types in La Plata County
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 care50
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops62
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies40
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 La Plata County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 car washes and detailers in La Plata County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $28.4M a year, or $1,166 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
La Plata County has 5.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.2M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, La Plata County would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,047 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 45 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #851 of 1,451 scored counties.
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