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Car washes and detailers in Stutsman County, ND
The car washes and detailers in Stutsman County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #854 of 1,451 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,105 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,414
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Stutsman County comes to about $10.4M a year: $1,105 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 car washes and detailers, that is $2.1M per location, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Stutsman County has 5 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Stutsman County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stutsman County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, Stutsman County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #854 of 1,451 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Stutsman 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 | Stutsman County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $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 | −0.6% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,105 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,856 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Stutsman 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 Stutsman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,414−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 9,437
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,222 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $61,856+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,326
- Median home value
- $208,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,312
- Daytime population
- 21,126Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Stutsman 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 care48
- Auto repair shops49
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops33
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations40
- Insurance agencies16
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 Stutsman County, ND?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 car washes and detailers in Stutsman County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Stutsman County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Stutsman County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.4M a year, or $1,105 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 9,437 households in Stutsman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stutsman County, ND compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Stutsman County has 5.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Stutsman County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Stutsman County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Stutsman County at 21,414 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,437 households. The median household income in Stutsman County is $61,856 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 7.3% 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. Stutsman County scores 45 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #854 of 1,451 scored counties.
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