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Car washes and detailers in Baker County, OR
The car washes and detailers in Baker County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,176 of 1,451 scored counties
#24 of 24 scored counties 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
For car washes and detailers, Baker County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,176 of 1,451 scored counties and #24 of 24 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 car washes and detailers in Baker County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,082 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Baker County 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. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Baker County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Baker County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Baker County 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 County | 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 | 32 | 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 Baker 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 Baker County
- 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+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- 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 counties in Oregon for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Baker County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbia County, OR | 85 | 7 | 3.3 | $3.8M | +2.6% | #35 of 1,451 |
| 2Benton County, OR | 78 | 13 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +4.4% | #82 of 1,451 |
| 3Washington County, OR | 76 | 60 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +1.8% | #106 of 1,451 |
| 4Clackamas County, OR | 73 | 35 | 2.1 | $5.5M | +0.9% | #150 of 1,451 |
| 5Klamath County, OR | 71 | 8 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +0.9% | #197 of 1,451 |
| 6Polk County, OR | 70 | 7 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +2.3% | #223 of 1,451 |
| 7Umatilla County, OR | 69 | 10 | 3.5 | $3.4M | +1.5% | #250 of 1,451 |
| 8Josephine County, OR | 68 | 13 | 3.5 | $3.2M | −0.4% | #278 of 1,451 |
| 9Linn County, OR | 67 | 22 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +3.0% | #304 of 1,451 |
| 10Marion County, OR | 66 | 43 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +2.7% | #315 of 1,451 |
| 24Baker County, OR | 32 | 5 | 6.8 | $1.6M | −0.4% | #1,176 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Baker 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 care30
- Auto repair shops27
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops38
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations35
- Insurance agencies46
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 Baker County, OR?
There are 5 car washes and detailers on map listings in Baker County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Baker County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Baker County, OR 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. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,355 households in Baker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baker County, OR compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Baker County 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 national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Baker County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Baker County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Baker County at 16,658 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,355 households. Median household income in Baker County is $60,936, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.5%, 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. Baker County scores 32 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,176 of 1,451 scored counties.
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