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Car washes and detailers in Payette County, ID

The car washes and detailers in Payette County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,242 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,824
+8.8% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Payette County comes to about $12M a year: $1,242 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each location on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Payette County has 4 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Payette County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Payette County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, Payette County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Payette 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 Payette County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasurePayette CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.53.8
Spending per listing$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+8.8%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,242$1,196$958
Median household income$67,673$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Payette 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 Payette County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,824+8.8% since 2020
Households
9,692
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$67,673+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,851
Median home value
$341,800
Jobs located here
7,210
Daytime population
22,355Residents 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 Payette 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
Payette County, IDNot scored44.1$3M+8.8%

Other business types in Payette County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 car washes and detailers in Payette County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Payette County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $12M a year, or $1,242 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $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 9,692 households in Payette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Payette County has 4.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Payette County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Payette County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Payette County at 27,824 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,692 households. The median household income in Payette County is $67,673 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. 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. Payette County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Payette County. It maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Payette County

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