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Car washes and detailers in the Baker City, OR area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Baker City, OR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #333 of 441 scored small-town markets
#10 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Oregon
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,082 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 79% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,658
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Baker City area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #333 of 441 scored small-town markets and #10 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $1,082 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in the Baker City area spend about $8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each location on map listings, 37% 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 5 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Baker City area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 79% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in the Baker City area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in the Baker City area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Baker City area compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Baker City area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $3.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,043 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.5% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,082 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,936 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 66 |
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
- 3The 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 the Baker City area, 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 the Baker City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,658−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,355
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,068 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $60,936
- Average household income
- $76,443
- Median home value
- $285,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,330
- Daytime population
- 16,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oregon for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Baker City area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 81 | 11 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +1.8% | #16 of 441 |
| 2Klamath Falls, OR | 75 | 8 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +0.9% | #42 of 441 |
| 3Roseburg, OR | 70 | 22 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +0.6% | #76 of 441 |
| 4Ontario, OR-ID | 70 | 11 | 5.5 | $2.1M | +5.0% | #77 of 441 |
| 5Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 65 | 5 | 1.7 | $5.8M | −1.5% | #101 of 441 |
| 6La Grande, OR | 54 | 5 | 4.6 | $2.4M | −1.0% | #184 of 441 |
| 7Newport, OR | 46 | 11 | 4.8 | $2M | +0.3% | #250 of 441 |
| 8The Dalles, OR | 45 | 6 | 5.7 | $2M | −1.1% | #261 of 441 |
| 9Astoria, OR | 44 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.5M | −0.6% | #265 of 441 |
| 10Baker City, OR | 36 | 5 | 6.8 | $1.6M | −0.4% | #333 of 441 |
Other business types in the Baker City area
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 care34
- Auto repair shops30
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing36
- Tire shops40
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations41
- Insurance agencies51
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 the Baker City, OR area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 car washes and detailers in the Baker City area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in the Baker City area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Baker City, OR area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8M a year, or $1,082 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 7,355 households in the Baker City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Baker City, OR area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Baker City area has 6.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.6M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Baker City area would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is the Baker City, OR area growing?
Population estimates put the Baker City area at 16,658 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,355 households. The median household income in the Baker City area is $60,936 a year, 25% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Baker City area scores 36 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #333 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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