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Car washes and detailers in Clatsop County, OR
The car washes and detailers in Clatsop County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,023 of 1,451 scored counties
#22 of 24 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,926
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 car washes and detailers in Clatsop County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Clatsop County spend about $17.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $968 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 7 car washes and detailers, that is $2.5M per location, in line with 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 5 businesses with payroll in Clatsop County classed as car washes. That is one for every 3,597 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Clatsop County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, Clatsop County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,023 of 1,451 scored counties and #22 of 24 scored counties in Oregon.
How Clatsop 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 | Clatsop County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,597 | 7,043 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.5% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $968 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,822 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $303K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Clatsop 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 Clatsop County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,926−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,984
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 828 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $71,822+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,117
- Median home value
- $468,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,288
- Daytime population
- 38,525Residents 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 Clatsop 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 |
| 22Clatsop County, OR | 38 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.5M | −0.6% | #1,023 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Clatsop 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 care46
- Auto repair shops48
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations56
- Insurance agencies38
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 Clatsop County, OR?
Clatsop County has 7 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Clatsop County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.4M a year, or $968 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 17,984 households in Clatsop County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clatsop County, OR compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Clatsop County has 3.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,597 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Clatsop County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Clatsop County at 40,926 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,984 households. Median household income in Clatsop County is $71,822, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Clatsop County scores 38 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,023 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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