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Car washes and detailers in the Boise City, ID metro area
How the Boise City, ID metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #52 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 133
- 41 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- +19.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $359.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 864,243
- +12.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 133 car washes and detailers in the Boise City metro area. Of those, 41 are chain locations, or 31%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in the Boise City metro area spend about $359.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,181 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each location on map listings, 7% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 62 businesses with payroll in the Boise City metro area classed as car washes, up 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,906 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in the Boise City metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Boise City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +12.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, the Boise City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #52 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Boise City metro area 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.
| Measure | Boise City metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,906 | 5,130 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.6% | +24.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.2% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,181 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $85,987 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62+19.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 489
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13341 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 143The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in the Boise City metro area, 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 the Boise City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 864,243+12.2% since 2020
- Households
- 304,187
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 11,767 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $85,987+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,865
- Median home value
- $468,900
- Jobs located here
- 391,939
- Daytime population
- 824,168Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Boise City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewiston, ID-WA | 74 | 7 | 2.6 | $4.5M | +1.5% | #24 of 387 |
| 2Boise City, ID | 69 | 133 | 4.4 | $2.7M | +12.2% | #52 of 387 |
| 3Twin Falls, ID | 68 | 19 | 4.4 | $2.7M | +8.1% | #59 of 387 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 63 | 24 | 4.9 | $2.6M | +8.8% | #101 of 387 |
| 4Coeur d’Alene, ID | 58 | 34 | 4.8 | $2.5M | +11.0% | #135 of 387 |
| 5Pocatello, ID | 49 | 17 | 5.1 | $2.2M | +4.9% | #202 of 387 |
| 6Idaho Falls, ID | 46 | 41 | 7.4 | $1.7M | +9.8% | #235 of 387 |
Other business types in the Boise City metro area
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 care75
- Auto repair shops80
- Collision repair and body shops86
- Car washes and detailing69
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube51
- Gas stations89
- Insurance agencies46
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 the Boise City, ID metro area?
The Boise City metro area has 133 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Boise City, ID metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $359.2M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 304,187 households in the Boise City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Boise City, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Boise City metro area has 4.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.7M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Boise City metro area would have about 143, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,906 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Boise City, ID metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Boise City metro area at 864,243 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 304,187 households. Median household income in the Boise City metro area is $85,987, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. The Boise City metro area scores 69 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #52 of 387 scored metro areas.
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