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Car washes and detailers in Josephine County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Josephine County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #278 of 1,451 scored counties
#8 of 24 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,125 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,867
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Josephine County comes to about $41.3M a year: $1,125 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 car washes and detailers, that is $3.2M per location, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 13 car washes and detailers on map listings in Josephine County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Josephine County classed as car washes. That is one for every 7,343 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $600K have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Josephine County.
Population estimates put the population change in Josephine County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, Josephine County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #278 of 1,451 scored counties and #8 of 24 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Josephine 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 | Josephine County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,343 | 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 | $1,125 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,098 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $558K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- 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
- 2
- Amount
- $600K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Josephine 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 Josephine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,867−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,715
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,639 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $60,098+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,314
- Median home value
- $404,300
- Jobs located here
- 30,421
- Daytime population
- 87,114Residents 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 Josephine 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 |
Other business types in Josephine 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 care55
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops67
- Car washes and detailing68
- Tire shops78
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies54
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 Josephine County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 car washes and detailers in Josephine County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. 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 Josephine County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $41.3M a year, or $1,125 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 36,715 households in Josephine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Josephine County, OR compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Josephine County has 3.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.2M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Josephine County would have about 16, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,343 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Josephine County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Josephine County at 87,867 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,715 households. The median household income in Josephine County is $60,098 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Josephine County scores 68 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #278 of 1,451 scored counties.
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