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Car washes and detailers in Grand Forks County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Grand Forks County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #358 of 1,451 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,004 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,501
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Grand Forks County spend about $31.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,004 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 car washes and detailers, that is $3.1M per location, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Grand Forks County has 10 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Grand Forks County in 2023. That is one for every 6,259 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $585K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Grand Forks County.
Population estimates show Grand Forks County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grand Forks County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #358 of 1,451 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Grand Forks 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 | Grand Forks County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,259 | 5,518 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,004 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,075 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $660K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $585K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,501+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 31,295
- Median age
- 33.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $68,075+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,591
- Median home value
- $252,700
- Jobs located here
- 38,188
- Daytime population
- 77,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Grand Forks County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Grand Forks 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 care51
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops40
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations53
- Insurance agencies31
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 Grand Forks County, ND?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 car washes and detailers in Grand Forks County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Grand Forks County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $31.4M a year, or $1,004 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 31,295 households in Grand Forks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Forks County, ND compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Grand Forks County has 3.2 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Grand Forks County would have about 13, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,259 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Grand Forks County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Grand Forks County at 74,501 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,295 households. The median household income in Grand Forks County is $68,075 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Grand Forks County scores 64 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #358 of 1,451 scored counties.
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