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Car washes and detailers in Jackson County, OR
The car washes and detailers in Jackson County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #373 of 1,451 scored counties
#13 of 24 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 38
- 9 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $97.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,795
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 car washes and detailers in Jackson County. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,062 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $97.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each location on map listings, 2% 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Jackson County in 2023. That is one for every 15,339 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Jackson County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #373 of 1,451 scored counties and #13 of 24 scored counties in Oregon.
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,339 | 7,043 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.5% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,062 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,999 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 389 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,795−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 92,035
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,783 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $73,999+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,011
- Median home value
- $430,200
- Jobs located here
- 90,545
- Daytime population
- 223,934Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13Jackson County, OR | 64 | 38 | 4.1 | $2.6M | −0.9% | #373 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Jackson 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 care53
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops58
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops65
- Oil change and quick lube54
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies42
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 Jackson County, OR?
Jackson County has 38 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Jackson County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $97.7M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 92,035 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, OR compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Jackson County has 4.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.6M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Jackson County would have about 39, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,339 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 221,795 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,035 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $73,999, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Jackson County scores 64 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #373 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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