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Car washes and detailers in Yellowstone County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Yellowstone County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #407 of 1,451 scored counties
#1 of 7 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 27
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $79.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,132 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,692
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 car washes and detailers in Yellowstone County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Yellowstone County comes to about $79.1M a year: $1,132 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each location on map listings, 16% above 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.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Yellowstone County in 2023. That is one for every 3,883 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $14.4M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Yellowstone County.
Population estimates show Yellowstone County grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Yellowstone County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #407 of 1,451 scored counties and #1 of 7 scored counties in Montana.
How Yellowstone 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 | Yellowstone County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,883 | 4,329 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.2% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,132 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,570 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 272 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $14.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,692+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 69,897
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $76,570+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,900
- Median home value
- $349,500
- Jobs located here
- 90,871
- Daytime population
- 173,526Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Montana, with Yellowstone County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Yellowstone 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 care41
- Auto repair shops39
- Collision repair and body shops54
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube53
- Gas stations63
- Insurance agencies35
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 Yellowstone County, MT?
Yellowstone County has 27 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Yellowstone County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $79.1M a year, or $1,132 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 69,897 households in Yellowstone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yellowstone County, MT compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Yellowstone County has 3.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Yellowstone County would have about 31, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,883 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Yellowstone County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Yellowstone County at 172,692 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,897 households. Median household income in Yellowstone County is $76,570, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Yellowstone County scores 62 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #407 of 1,451 scored counties.
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