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Car washes and detailers in Elko County, NV
How Elko County, NV compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #98 of 1,451 scored counties
#3 of 7 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,815
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Elko County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #98 of 1,451 scored counties and #3 of 7 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 car washes and detailers in Elko County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,172 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Elko County spend about $23M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 7 car washes and detailers, that is $3.3M per location, 31% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Elko County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Elko County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elko County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Elko County compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Elko County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,074 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.5% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,172 | $1,012 | $958 |
| Median household income | $86,487 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 56 |
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
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Elko 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 Elko County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,815+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,627
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 17,173 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $86,487+6.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,650
- Median home value
- $301,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,857
- Daytime population
- 52,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nye County, NV | 86 | 6 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +10.3% | #25 of 1,451 |
| 2Lyon County, NV | 80 | 9 | 3.8 | $3.2M | +9.5% | #60 of 1,451 |
| 3Elko County, NV | 77 | 7 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +2.1% | #98 of 1,451 |
| 4Washoe County, NV | 64 | 78 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +4.4% | #364 of 1,451 |
| 5Douglas County, NV | 63 | 8 | 3.8 | $3.4M | +1.2% | #383 of 1,451 |
| 6Clark County, NV | 61 | 334 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +5.8% | #441 of 1,451 |
| 7Carson City, NV | 30 | 15 | 6.3 | $1.7M | −0.2% | #1,210 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Elko 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 care63
- Auto repair shops65
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing77
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies70
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 Elko County, NV?
There are 7 car washes and detailers on map listings in Elko County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Elko County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Elko County, NV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 19,627 households in Elko County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elko County, NV compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Elko County has 3.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.3M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Elko County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Elko County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Elko County at 54,815 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,627 households. Median household income in Elko County is $86,487, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.5%, 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. Elko County scores 77 for car washes and detailers (high), #98 of 1,451 scored counties.
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