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Car washes and detailers in Steele County, MN
The car washes and detailers in Steele County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,015 of 1,451 scored counties
#32 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,168 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 92% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,464
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Steele County spend about $17.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,168 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each location on map listings, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 11 car washes and detailers on map listings in Steele County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 92% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Steele County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $548K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Steele County.
Population estimates put the population change in Steele 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 Steele County is 39 (lower middle), #1,015 of 1,451 scored counties and #32 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Steele 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 | Steele County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $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 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,168 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,196 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 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
- 110 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
- 1
- Amount
- $548K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Steele 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 Steele County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,464+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,138
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $84,196+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,587
- Median home value
- $245,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,785
- Daytime population
- 38,229Residents 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 |
| 32Steele County, MN | 39 | 11 | 7.3 | $1.6M | +0.2% | #1,015 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Steele County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Steele County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 car washes and detailers in Steele County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Steele County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Steele County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.7M a year, or $1,168 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 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 15,138 households in Steele County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Steele County, MN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Steele County has 7.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.6M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Steele County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Steele County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Steele County at 37,464 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,138 households. The median household income in Steele County is $84,196 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Steele County scores 39 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,015 of 1,451 scored counties.
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