Auto · Small-town market · Idaho
Car washes and detailers in the Burley, ID area
How the Burley, ID area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #162 of 441 scored small-town markets
#4 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Idaho
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,248 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 74% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,308
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Burley area spend about $20.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,248 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 car washes and detailers, that is $1.9M per location, 25% 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 11 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Burley area as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Burley area classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,151 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Burley area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Burley area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #162 of 441 scored small-town markets and #4 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Idaho.
How the Burley 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 | Burley area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,151 | 5,130 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,248 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,536 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $771K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 the Burley 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 Burley area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,308+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,602
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 3,323 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $70,536+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,920
- Median home value
- $272,800
- Jobs located here
- 21,674
- Daytime population
- 47,869Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets 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 Burley area marked.
Top small-town markets in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Blackfoot, ID | 96 | 5 | 3.1 | $4.3M | +6.4% | #1 of 441 |
| 2Sandpoint, ID | 83 | 8 | 3.9 | $2.9M | +14.8% | #12 of 441 |
| 3Rexburg, ID | 76 | 10 | 5.6 | $2.2M | +4.5% | #40 of 441 |
| Brigham City, UT-ID | 74 | 9 | 4.2 | $3.3M | +12.6% | #54 of 441 |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 70 | 11 | 5.5 | $2.1M | +5.0% | #77 of 441 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 58 | 10 | 6.9 | $1.8M | +4.2% | #156 of 441 |
| 4Burley, ID | 57 | 11 | 6.6 | $1.9M | +6.2% | #162 of 441 |
| 5Mountain Home, ID | 49 | 8 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +2.8% | #229 of 441 |
Other business types in the Burley 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 care47
- Auto repair shops43
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing57
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations44
- Insurance agencies52
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 Burley, ID area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 car washes and detailers in the Burley area. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Burley, ID area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.7M a year, or $1,248 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 16,602 households in the Burley area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Burley, ID area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Burley area has 6.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Burley area would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,151 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Burley, ID area growing?
Population estimates put the Burley area at 49,308 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,602 households. The median household income in the Burley area is $70,536 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Burley area scores 57 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #162 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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