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Car washes and detailers in Routt County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Routt County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #723 of 1,451 scored counties
#17 of 22 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,218 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,329
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 car washes and detailers in Routt County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,218 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Routt County spend about $13.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 6 car washes and detailers, that is $2.3M per location, 9% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Routt County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,760 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Routt County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Routt County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #723 of 1,451 scored counties and #17 of 22 scored counties in Colorado.
How Routt 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 | Routt County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,760 | 6,088 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,218 | $1,112 | $958 |
| Median household income | $106,489 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $311K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Routt 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 Routt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,329+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,281
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,362 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $106,489+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,721
- Median home value
- $854,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,001
- Daytime population
- 26,089Residents 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 |
| 17Routt County, CO | 50 | 6 | 5.3 | $2.3M | +2.0% | #723 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Routt 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 care56
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing50
- Tire shops63
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations47
- Insurance agencies55
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 Routt County, CO?
There are 6 car washes and detailers on map listings in Routt County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Routt County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.7M a year, or $1,218 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 11,281 households in Routt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Routt County, CO compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Routt 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 $2.3M, 9% below 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 3,760 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Routt County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Routt County at 25,329 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,281 households. Median household income in Routt County is $106,489, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Routt County scores 50 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #723 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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