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Car washes and detailers in Wadena County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Wadena County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 14,388
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 car wash or detailer in Wadena County. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.
At $1,157 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Wadena County spend about $7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $7M of household spending for each location on map listings. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Wadena County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $895K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Wadena County.
Population estimates show Wadena County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, Wadena County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Wadena 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 | Wadena County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7M | $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 | $1,157 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,467 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $895K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Wadena 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 Wadena County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,388+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,081
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 536 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $61,467+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,288
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,599
- Daytime population
- 13,890Residents 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 Wadena 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 |
| Wadena County, MN | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $7M | +1.9% |
Other business types in Wadena 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 Wadena County, MN?
Wadena County has 1 car wash or detailer on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Wadena County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Wadena County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7M a year, or $1,157 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, it comes to $7M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,081 households in Wadena County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wadena County, MN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Wadena County has 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Wadena County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.
How fast is Wadena County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Wadena County at 14,388 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,081 households. Median household income in Wadena County is $61,467, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Wadena County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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