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Car washes and detailers in Blue Earth County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Blue Earth County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #615 of 1,451 scored counties
#29 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 15
- 4 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,107 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,634
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Blue Earth County spend about $30.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,107 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per location, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Blue Earth County has 15 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Blue Earth County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 6,902 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $303K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Blue Earth County.
Population estimates show Blue Earth County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Blue Earth County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #615 of 1,451 scored counties and #29 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Blue Earth 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 | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,902 | 9,948 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,107 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,477 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $869K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 154 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $303K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,634+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 27,606
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $74,477+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,438
- Median home value
- $266,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,905
- Daytime population
- 76,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Blue Earth County marked.
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 |
| 29Blue Earth County, MN | 55 | 15 | 5.4 | $2M | +2.1% | #615 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Blue Earth 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 care50
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops67
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies17
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 Blue Earth County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 car washes and detailers in Blue Earth County. 4 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 Blue Earth County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $30.6M a year, or $1,107 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 27,606 households in Blue Earth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blue Earth County, MN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Blue Earth County has 5.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Blue Earth County would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,902 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Blue Earth County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Blue Earth County at 70,634 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,606 households. The median household income in Blue Earth County is $74,477 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Blue Earth County scores 55 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #615 of 1,451 scored counties.
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