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Car washes and detailers in Hennepin County, MN
The car washes and detailers in Hennepin County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #275 of 1,451 scored counties
#22 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 155
- 74 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +40.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $523.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $970 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,284,784
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hennepin County comes to about $523.5M a year: $970 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 155 car washes and detailers, that is $3.4M per location, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Hennepin County has 155 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Hennepin County was 59 in 2023, up 40.5% from 2019. That is one for every 9,144 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $6.8M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Hennepin County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hennepin County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Hennepin County is 68 (upper middle), #275 of 1,451 scored counties and #22 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hennepin 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 | Hennepin County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,144 | 9,948 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.5% | +32.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $970 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $97,653 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 59+40.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 693
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15574 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 208The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $6.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Hennepin 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 Hennepin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,284,784+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 539,493
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,291
- Median household income
- $97,653+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,438
- Median home value
- $392,900
- Jobs located here
- 969,903
- Daytime population
- 1,598,583Residents 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 Hennepin 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 |
| 22Hennepin County, MN | 68 | 155 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +0.2% | #275 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Hennepin 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 care69
- Auto repair shops67
- Collision repair and body shops67
- Car washes and detailing68
- Tire shops73
- Oil change and quick lube68
- Gas stations68
- Insurance agencies14
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 Hennepin County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 155 car washes and detailers in Hennepin County. 74 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 40.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Hennepin County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $523.5M a year, or $970 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 539,493 households in Hennepin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hennepin County, MN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Hennepin County has 2.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.4M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Hennepin County would have about 208, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,144 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Hennepin County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Hennepin County at 1,284,784 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 539,493 households. The median household income in Hennepin County is $97,653 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Hennepin County scores 68 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #275 of 1,451 scored counties.
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