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Car washes and detailers in Lake County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Lake County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,236 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,392
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 car washes and detailers in Lake County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lake County comes to about $15.5M a year: $1,236 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 car washes and detailers, that is $5.2M per location, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lake County classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,192 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, Lake County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Lake County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Lake County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,192 | 4,329 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.2% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,236 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,360 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $207K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,392+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,576
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $63,360+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,243
- Median home value
- $421,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,693
- Daytime population
- 30,848Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yellowstone County, MT | 62 | 27 | 3.9 | $2.9M | +4.5% | #407 of 1,451 |
| 2Lewis and Clark County, MT | 62 | 12 | 3.8 | $2.9M | +5.8% | #409 of 1,451 |
| 3Silver Bow County, MT | 62 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +2.6% | #412 of 1,451 |
| 4Missoula County, MT | 61 | 19 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +4.4% | #434 of 1,451 |
| 5Gallatin County, MT | 57 | 26 | 5.1 | $2.4M | +7.7% | #543 of 1,451 |
| 6Cascade County, MT | 49 | 15 | 4.2 | $2.6M | +0.7% | #743 of 1,451 |
| 7Flathead County, MT | 49 | 25 | 5.7 | $2M | +10.1% | #757 of 1,451 |
| Lake County, MT | Not scored | 3 | 2.4 | $5.2M | +6.9% |
Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, MT?
Lake County has 3 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Lake County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.5M a year, or $1,236 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 12,576 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, MT compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Lake County has 2.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $5.2M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Lake County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,192 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 33,392 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,576 households. Median household income in Lake County is $63,360, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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. Lake County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lake County. It maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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