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Car washes and detailers in Aroostook County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Aroostook County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,156 of 1,451 scored counties
#10 of 11 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,609
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, Aroostook County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,156 of 1,451 scored counties and #10 of 11 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 car washes and detailers in Aroostook County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 18%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Aroostook County spend about $24.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $815 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 car washes and detailers, that is $2.2M per location, 12% 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 Aroostook County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 4,989 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Aroostook County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Aroostook County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Aroostook County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,989 | 8,782 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $815 | $876 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,700 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $241K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Aroostook 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 Aroostook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,609−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 29,932
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 6,671 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $56,700+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,175
- Median home value
- $149,700
- Jobs located here
- 24,240
- Daytime population
- 64,574Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Maine, with Aroostook County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, ME | 66 | 6 | 2.3 | $3.7M | +3.0% | #313 of 1,451 |
| 2Sagadahoc County, ME | 65 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +3.4% | #340 of 1,451 |
| 3Oxford County, ME | 64 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.1M | +4.2% | #360 of 1,451 |
| 4Cumberland County, ME | 58 | 47 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +4.5% | #519 of 1,451 |
| 5Kennebec County, ME | 57 | 20 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +3.5% | #547 of 1,451 |
| 6Penobscot County, ME | 55 | 24 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +3.8% | #597 of 1,451 |
| 7Somerset County, ME | 50 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.5M | +2.3% | #718 of 1,451 |
| 8York County, ME | 50 | 37 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +4.8% | #720 of 1,451 |
| 9Androscoggin County, ME | 50 | 21 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +4.8% | #734 of 1,451 |
| 10Aroostook County, ME | 32 | 11 | 3.7 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #1,156 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Aroostook 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 care12
- Auto repair shops12
- Collision repair and body shops32
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops20
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations13
- Insurance agencies25
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 Aroostook County, ME?
Aroostook County has 11 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Aroostook County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.4M a year, or $815 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 29,932 households in Aroostook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aroostook County, ME compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Aroostook County has 3.7 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.2M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Aroostook County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,989 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Aroostook County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Aroostook County at 66,609 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,932 households. Median household income in Aroostook County is $56,700, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Aroostook County scores 32 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,156 of 1,451 scored counties.
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