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Car washes and detailers in Bingham County, ID

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Bingham County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 93 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #4 of 1,451 scored counties
#1 of 13 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,344 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
72% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,153
+6.4% 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

Bingham County scores 93 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #4 of 1,451 scored counties and #1 of 13 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.

Households in Bingham County spend about $21.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,344 per household, 40% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 car washes and detailers, that is $4.3M per location, 72% above 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 Bingham County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Bingham County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bingham County grew 6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bingham County compares

The same measures for Idaho 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 Bingham County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureBingham CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.14.53.8
Spending per listing$4.3M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,1306,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.1%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.4%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,344$1,196$958
Median household income$77,878$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score9364

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
9The 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 Bingham 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 Bingham County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,153+6.4% since 2020
Households
16,132
Median age
35.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
2,094 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$77,878+40.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,279
Median home value
$293,300
Jobs located here
15,423
Daytime population
43,536Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Bingham County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bingham County, ID9353.1$4.3M+6.4%#4 of 1,451
2Bonner County, ID7983.9$2.9M+14.8%#69 of 1,451
3Canyon County, ID75344.0$3.2M+18.1%#126 of 1,451
4Nez Perce County, ID7063.5$3.4M+1.8%#233 of 1,451
5Twin Falls County, ID70154.3$2.6M+7.9%#243 of 1,451
6Ada County, ID61984.8$2.4M+9.6%#445 of 1,451
7Kootenai County, ID59344.8$2.5M+11.0%#491 of 1,451
8Jefferson County, ID5776.9$2.1M+13.6%#550 of 1,451
9Cassia County, ID5478.2$1.5M+6.6%#637 of 1,451
10Bannock County, ID51175.1$2.2M+4.9%#706 of 1,451

Other business types in Bingham County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Bingham County, ID?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 car washes and detailers in Bingham County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Bingham County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Bingham County, ID spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $21.7M a year, or $1,344 per household. That is 40% above the U.S. average (an index of 140, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 16,132 households in Bingham County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bingham County has 3.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $4.3M, 72% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Bingham County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Bingham County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Bingham County at 51,153 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,132 households. The median household income in Bingham County is $77,878 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.4% 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. Bingham County scores 93 for car washes and detailers (very high), #4 of 1,451 scored counties.

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 Bingham County

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