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Car washes and detailers in Lane County, OR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Lane County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #479 of 1,451 scored counties
#15 of 24 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
55
5 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
23
−8.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$160.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $998 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
381,584
−0.7% 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

At $998 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Lane County spend about $160.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.9M per location, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Lane County has 55 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Lane County was 23 in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 6,976 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.2M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Lane County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lane County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, Lane County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #479 of 1,451 scored counties and #15 of 24 scored counties in Oregon.

How Lane 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 Lane County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureLane CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.33.8
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,9767,0436,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.0%+7.5%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$998$1,050$958
Median household income$71,544$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score5966

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 23−8.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
136
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
555 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$4.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Lane 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 Lane County

Population, 2025 estimate
381,584−0.7% since 2020
Households
160,445
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
84
Median household income
$71,544+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,524
Median home value
$430,600
Jobs located here
156,880
Daytime population
382,221Residents 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 Lane 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
15Lane County, OR59553.4$2.9M−0.7%#479 of 1,451

Other business types in Lane County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 car washes and detailers in Lane County. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019.

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

About $160.1M a year, or $998 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 160,445 households in Lane County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lane 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 $2.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Lane County would have about 64, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,976 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Lane County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Lane County at 381,584 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 160,445 households. The median household income in Lane County is $71,544 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.5% 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. Lane County scores 59 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #479 of 1,451 scored counties.

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

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