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Car washes and detailers in Becker County, MN
How Becker County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #182 of 1,451 scored counties
#14 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,231 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,497
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 car washes and detailers in Becker County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Becker County spend about $17.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,231 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each location on map listings, 17% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Becker County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Becker County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Becker County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #182 of 1,451 scored counties and #14 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Becker County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Becker County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 9,948 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,231 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,388 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 77 |
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
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Becker 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 Becker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,497+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,410
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,315 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $71,388+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,022
- Median home value
- $291,000
- Jobs located here
- 13,787
- Daytime population
- 33,123Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 94 | 11 | 3.1 | $4.2M | +6.8% | #2 of 1,451 |
| 2Wright County, MN | 92 | 20 | 3.7 | $3.6M | +11.1% | #5 of 1,451 |
| 3Carver County, MN | 89 | 16 | 3.9 | $3.4M | +6.6% | #15 of 1,451 |
| 4Washington County, MN | 87 | 43 | 4.1 | $3M | +6.9% | #23 of 1,451 |
| 5Isanti County, MN | 86 | 7 | 4.3 | $3M | +7.3% | #32 of 1,451 |
| 6Chisago County, MN | 85 | 7 | 3.3 | $4.1M | +4.3% | #34 of 1,451 |
| 7Scott County, MN | 84 | 23 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +5.1% | #41 of 1,451 |
| 8Dakota County, MN | 84 | 64 | 3.7 | $3.1M | +3.9% | #42 of 1,451 |
| 9Rice County, MN | 81 | 8 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +4.2% | #53 of 1,451 |
| 10Le Sueur County, MN | 81 | 5 | 4.3 | $3.1M | +2.9% | #54 of 1,451 |
| 14Becker County, MN | 72 | 6 | 4.2 | $3M | +0.9% | #182 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Becker 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 care56
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops46
- Car washes and detailing72
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies33
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 Becker County, MN?
There are 6 car washes and detailers on map listings in Becker County as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Becker County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Becker County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.7M a year, or $1,231 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 14,410 households in Becker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Becker County, MN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Becker County has 4.2 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Becker County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Becker County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Becker County at 35,497 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,410 households. Median household income in Becker County is $71,388, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, 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. Becker County scores 72 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #182 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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