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Car washes and detailers in Chippewa County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Chippewa County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,112 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,406
−1.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 car wash or detailer in Chippewa County. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.

Households in Chippewa County spend about $5.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,112 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each location on map listings. 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 Chippewa County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $560K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Chippewa County.

Population estimates show Chippewa County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, Chippewa County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Chippewa 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.

Car washes and detailing in Chippewa County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureChippewa CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.03.73.8
Spending per listing$5.7M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,9486,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+32.6%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,112$1,108$958
Median household income$71,458$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored77

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
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$560K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Chippewa 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 Chippewa County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,406−1.6% since 2020
Households
5,126
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
581 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$71,458+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,160
Median home value
$156,100
Jobs located here
5,048
Daytime population
11,393Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Chippewa County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN94113.1$4.2M+6.8%#2 of 1,451
2Wright County, MN92203.7$3.6M+11.1%#5 of 1,451
3Carver County, MN89163.9$3.4M+6.6%#15 of 1,451
4Washington County, MN87434.1$3M+6.9%#23 of 1,451
5Isanti County, MN8674.3$3M+7.3%#32 of 1,451
6Chisago County, MN8573.3$4.1M+4.3%#34 of 1,451
7Scott County, MN84234.2$3.1M+5.1%#41 of 1,451
8Dakota County, MN84643.7$3.1M+3.9%#42 of 1,451
9Rice County, MN8183.4$3.4M+4.2%#53 of 1,451
10Le Sueur County, MN8154.3$3.1M+2.9%#54 of 1,451
Chippewa County, MNNot scored12.0$5.7M−1.6%

Other business types in Chippewa County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Chippewa County, MN?

There is 1 car wash or detailer on map listings in Chippewa County as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Chippewa County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Chippewa County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5.7M a year, or $1,112 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 5,126 households in Chippewa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chippewa County has 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Chippewa County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Chippewa County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Chippewa County at 12,406 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,126 households. Median household income in Chippewa County is $71,458, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Chippewa County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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