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Car washes and detailers in Cavalier County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Cavalier County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,197 a household
- Spending per listing
- $933K
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 3,497
- −5.4% since 2020
See the car washes and detailers around any address in Cavalier County
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Cavalier County comes to about $1.9M a year: $1,197 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That works out to $933K per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 2 car washes and detailers on map listings in Cavalier County as of September 2026. That is 12.8 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Cavalier County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cavalier County declined 5.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Cavalier County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Cavalier County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $933K | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,518 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,197 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,531 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 39 |
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
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Cavalier 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 Cavalier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,497−5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 1,560
- Median age
- 46.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,489 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $69,531
- Average household income
- $105,149
- Median home value
- $125,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,238
- Daytime population
- 3,324Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Cavalier County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the car washes and detailers on map listings by name and distance.
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burleigh County, ND | 75 | 18 | 4.4 | $2.6M | +4.7% | #130 of 1,451 |
| 2Grand Forks County, ND | 64 | 10 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +1.9% | #358 of 1,451 |
| 3Williams County, ND | 63 | 6 | 4.0 | $3M | +1.4% | #387 of 1,451 |
| 4Stark County, ND | 62 | 6 | 4.4 | $2.6M | +0.5% | #414 of 1,451 |
| 5Stutsman County, ND | 45 | 5 | 5.3 | $2.1M | −0.6% | #854 of 1,451 |
| 6Richland County, ND | 43 | 5 | 7.3 | $1.6M | +1.2% | #923 of 1,451 |
| 7Cass County, ND | 39 | 57 | 6.8 | $1.5M | +9.1% | #1,016 of 1,451 |
| 8Morton County, ND | 38 | 14 | 10.0 | $1.3M | +3.8% | #1,051 of 1,451 |
| 9Ward County, ND | 27 | 19 | 6.7 | $1.7M | −2.4% | #1,267 of 1,451 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Not scored | 2 | 12.8 | $933K | −5.4% |
Other business types in Cavalier County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Cavalier County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 car washes and detailers in Cavalier County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Cavalier County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Cavalier County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.9M a year, or $1,197 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $933K 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 1,560 households in Cavalier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cavalier County, ND compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Cavalier County has 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Cavalier County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Cavalier County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Cavalier County at 3,497 people in 2025, down 5.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,560 households. The median household income in Cavalier County is $69,531 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Cavalier 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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