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Car washes and detailers in Morrison County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Morrison County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #288 of 1,451 scored counties
#24 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,253 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,620
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,253 per household (31% above the U.S. average), households in Morrison County spend about $17.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 7 car washes and detailers, that is $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.
Morrison County has 7 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Morrison County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Morrison County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Morrison County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #288 of 1,451 scored counties and #24 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Morrison 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 | Morrison County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 9,948 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,253 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,446 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 77 |
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
- 73 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Morrison 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 Morrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,620+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,084
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,125 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $69,446+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,368
- Median home value
- $248,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,632
- Daytime population
- 29,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 24Morrison County, MN | 68 | 7 | 5.0 | $2.5M | +1.9% | #288 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Morrison 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 care52
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops44
- Car washes and detailing68
- Tire shops62
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies37
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 Morrison County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 car washes and detailers in Morrison County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Morrison County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Morrison County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.7M a year, or $1,253 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 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 14,084 households in Morrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morrison County, MN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Morrison County has 5.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 32% 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.
How fast is Morrison County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Morrison County at 34,620 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,084 households. The median household income in Morrison County is $69,446 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% 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. Morrison County scores 68 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #288 of 1,451 scored counties.
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