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Car washes and detailers in the Mankato, MN metro area
The car washes and detailers in the Mankato, MN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #123 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 18
- 4 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,907
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,117 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in the Mankato metro area spend about $45.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.5M per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
The Mankato metro area has 18 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Mankato metro area classed as car washes. That is one for every 6,768 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 the Mankato metro area.
Population estimates show the Mankato metro area grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, the Mankato metro area has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #123 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota.
How the Mankato metro area 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 | Mankato metro area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,768 | 9,948 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,117 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,808 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 184 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 the Mankato metro area, 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 the Mankato metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,907+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,608
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,196 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $75,808+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,501
- Median home value
- $268,100
- Jobs located here
- 53,653
- Daytime population
- 109,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Minnesota for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Mankato metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Duluth, MN-WI | 77 | 35 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +0.2% | #12 of 387 |
| 2Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 77 | 518 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +2.6% | #14 of 387 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 77 | 55 | 4.5 | $2.6M | +9.5% | #15 of 387 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 76 | 23 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +0.4% | #18 of 387 |
| 3Rochester, MN | 74 | 38 | 4.1 | $2.8M | +2.0% | #30 of 387 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 72 | 13 | 3.0 | $3.5M | +0.8% | #37 of 387 |
| 4Mankato, MN | 60 | 18 | 4.4 | $2.5M | +1.2% | #123 of 387 |
| 5St. Cloud, MN | 58 | 44 | 5.6 | $2M | +3.0% | #142 of 387 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 45 | 67 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +7.7% | #245 of 387 |
Other business types in the Mankato metro area
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 care54
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops67
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies16
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 the Mankato, MN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 car washes and detailers in the Mankato metro area. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Mankato, MN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $45.4M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 40,608 households in the Mankato metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mankato, MN metro area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Mankato metro area has 4.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,768 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Mankato, MN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Mankato metro area at 104,907 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,608 households. The median household income in the Mankato metro area is $75,808 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. The Mankato metro area scores 60 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #123 of 387 scored metro areas.
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