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Car washes and detailers in Otero County, CO
How Otero County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,232 of 1,451 scored counties
#22 of 22 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,106 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 74% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,683
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Otero County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,232 of 1,451 scored counties and #22 of 22 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,106 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Otero County spend about $8.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 car washes and detailers, that is $1.7M per location, 33% 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 5 car washes and detailers on map listings in Otero County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Otero County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Otero County declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Otero 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 | Otero County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,088 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,106 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,037 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 63 |
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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Otero 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 Otero County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,683−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,584
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,262 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $54,037+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,476
- Median home value
- $168,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,492
- Daytime population
- 16,328Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 22Otero County, CO | 29 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.7M | −5.2% | #1,232 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Otero County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Otero County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 car washes and detailers in Otero County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Otero County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Otero County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.4M a year, or $1,106 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 7,584 households in Otero County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Otero County, CO compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Otero County has 6.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.7M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Otero County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Otero County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Otero County at 17,683 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,584 households. The median household income in Otero County is $54,037 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.6% 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. Otero County scores 29 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,232 of 1,451 scored counties.
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