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Car washes and detailers in Benton County, OR

The car washes and detailers in Benton County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #82 of 1,451 scored counties
#2 of 24 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
13
4 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$40.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,045 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,728
+4.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For car washes and detailers, Benton County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #82 of 1,451 scored counties and #2 of 24 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 car washes and detailers in Benton County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Benton County comes to about $40.3M a year: $1,045 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per location, 23% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Benton County classed as car washes. That is one for every 9,634 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benton County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Benton 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.

Car washes and detailing in Benton County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.33.8
Spending per listing$3.1M$3.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment9,6347,0436,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.5%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,045$1,050$958
Median household income$77,702$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score7866

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$616K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Benton 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 Benton County

Population, 2025 estimate
97,728+4.4% since 2020
Households
38,537
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
675 sq. mi.
People per square mile
143
Median household income
$77,702+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,303
Median home value
$513,000
Jobs located here
38,819
Daytime population
95,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Benton County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbia County, OR8573.3$3.8M+2.6%#35 of 1,451
2Benton County, OR78133.4$3.1M+4.4%#82 of 1,451
3Washington County, OR76602.5$4.2M+1.8%#106 of 1,451
4Clackamas County, OR73352.1$5.5M+0.9%#150 of 1,451
5Klamath County, OR7182.8$3.8M+0.9%#197 of 1,451
6Polk County, OR7072.1$5.4M+2.3%#223 of 1,451
7Umatilla County, OR69103.5$3.4M+1.5%#250 of 1,451
8Josephine County, OR68133.5$3.2M−0.4%#278 of 1,451
9Linn County, OR67224.3$2.6M+3.0%#304 of 1,451
10Marion County, OR66433.4$3.2M+2.7%#315 of 1,451

Other business types in Benton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Benton County, OR?

Benton County has 13 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.

How much do households in Benton County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $40.3M a year, or $1,045 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 38,537 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Benton County, OR compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Benton County has 3.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.1M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Benton County would have about 16, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,634 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Benton County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 97,728 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,537 households. Median household income in Benton County is $77,702, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Benton County scores 78 for car washes and detailers (high), #82 of 1,451 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Benton County

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