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Car washes and detailers in Bernalillo County, NM
The car washes and detailers in Bernalillo County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #906 of 1,451 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 131
- 51 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +19.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $276.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $970 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 667,601
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $970 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Bernalillo County spend about $276.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 131 car washes and detailers, that is $2.1M per location, 16% 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 131 car washes and detailers on map listings in Bernalillo County as of September 2026. Of those, 51 are chain locations, or 39%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Bernalillo County in 2023, up 19.4% from 2019. That is one for every 6,639 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Bernalillo County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bernalillo County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Bernalillo County is 43 (lower middle), #906 of 1,451 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Bernalillo County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Bernalillo County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,639 | 6,249 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.4% | +15.5% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $970 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,473 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 43+19.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 428
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13151 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Bernalillo 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 Bernalillo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 667,601−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 285,495
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,162 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 580
- Median household income
- $69,473+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,350
- Median home value
- $292,900
- Jobs located here
- 358,969
- Daytime population
- 728,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Bernalillo County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 90 | 13 | 2.3 | $5.1M | +6.9% | #8 of 1,451 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 89 | 8 | 2.9 | $4M | +7.2% | #12 of 1,451 |
| 3Doña Ana County, NM | 77 | 29 | 3.4 | $3M | +4.1% | #99 of 1,451 |
| 4Santa Fe County, NM | 69 | 20 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +1.2% | #248 of 1,451 |
| 5Taos County, NM | 69 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +0.3% | #249 of 1,451 |
| 6Bernalillo County, NM | 43 | 131 | 4.6 | $2.1M | −1.4% | #906 of 1,451 |
| 7Otero County, NM | 41 | 17 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +3.7% | #972 of 1,451 |
| 8Lea County, NM | 39 | 13 | 5.3 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #1,005 of 1,451 |
| 9Eddy County, NM | 33 | 15 | 6.4 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #1,147 of 1,451 |
| 10San Juan County, NM | 32 | 23 | 5.5 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #1,161 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Bernalillo 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 care39
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops49
- Car washes and detailing43
- Tire shops47
- Oil change and quick lube31
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies22
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 Bernalillo County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 131 car washes and detailers in Bernalillo County. 51 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 19.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Bernalillo County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $276.8M a year, or $970 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 285,495 households in Bernalillo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bernalillo County, NM compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Bernalillo County has 4.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Bernalillo County would have about 110, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,639 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Bernalillo County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Bernalillo County at 667,601 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 285,495 households. The median household income in Bernalillo County is $69,473 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Bernalillo County scores 43 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #906 of 1,451 scored counties.
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