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Car washes and detailers in Pitkin County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Pitkin 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 none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,046 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
16,625
−4.2% 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

There are no car washes and detailers on map listings in Pitkin County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Pitkin County would have about 4, against none on map listings.

At $1,046 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Pitkin County spend about $9.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Pitkin County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,072 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pitkin County declined 4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no car washes and detailers on map listings, Pitkin County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Pitkin 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 Pitkin County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasurePitkin CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.04.13.8
Spending per listingn/a$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,0726,0886,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,046$1,112$958
Median household income$102,645$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$223K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Pitkin 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 Pitkin County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,625−4.2% since 2020
Households
9,215
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
971 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$102,645+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$192,754
Median home value
$1,139,100
Jobs located here
18,787
Daytime population
24,636Residents 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 Pitkin 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
Pitkin County, CONot scored00.0n/a−4.2%

Other business types in Pitkin County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show no car washes and detailers in Pitkin 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 Pitkin County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $9.6M a year, or $1,046 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,215 households in Pitkin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pitkin County has no car washes and detailers on map listings. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Pitkin County would have about 4, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,072 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Pitkin County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Pitkin County at 16,625 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,215 households. Median household income in Pitkin County is $102,645, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Pitkin County has no market score for car washes and detailers, having none on map listings.

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 Pitkin County

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