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Car washes and detailers in Grant County, MN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,269 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
8.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
6,085
−0.1% 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 Grant County comes to about $3.2M a year: $1,269 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 car washes and detailers, that is $1.6M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

There are 2 car washes and detailers on map listings in Grant County as of September 2026. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates show Grant County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Grant 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 Grant County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureGrant CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.03.73.8
Spending per listing$1.6M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,9486,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+32.6%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,269$1,108$958
Median household income$73,917$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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Grant 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 Grant County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,085−0.1% since 2020
Households
2,490
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
548 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$73,917
Average household income
$96,148
Median home value
$191,000
Jobs located here
1,932
Daytime population
5,281Residents 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 Grant 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
Grant County, MNNot scored28.0$1.6M−0.1%

Other business types in Grant County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 car washes and detailers in Grant County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Grant County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.2M a year, or $1,269 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 2,490 households in Grant County and national spending patterns by income.

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

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

How fast is Grant County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Grant County at 6,085 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,490 households. The median household income in Grant County is $73,917 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Grant 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 Grant County

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