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Car washes and detailers in Minnehaha County, SD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Minnehaha County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #245 of 1,451 scored counties
#3 of 11 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 37
- 13 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $92.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,088 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 212,691
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 car washes and detailers in Minnehaha County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 35%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Minnehaha County comes to about $92.3M a year: $1,088 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 37 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Minnehaha County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 7,068 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Minnehaha County grew 7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Minnehaha County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #245 of 1,451 scored counties and #3 of 11 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Minnehaha County compares
The same measures for South Dakota 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 | Minnehaha County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,068 | 5,712 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,088 | $1,189 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,880 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 212,691+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 84,814
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $76,880+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,921
- Median home value
- $287,600
- Jobs located here
- 135,684
- Daytime population
- 228,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Minnehaha County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 77 | 16 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +17.5% | #103 of 1,451 |
| 2Brookings County, SD | 71 | 7 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +9.6% | #220 of 1,451 |
| 3Minnehaha County, SD | 70 | 37 | 4.4 | $2.5M | +7.6% | #245 of 1,451 |
| 4Meade County, SD | 58 | 8 | 6.7 | $2M | +2.7% | #530 of 1,451 |
| 5Lawrence County, SD | 49 | 7 | 5.8 | $2M | +14.0% | #759 of 1,451 |
| 6Yankton County, SD | 47 | 6 | 6.2 | $1.9M | +1.5% | #812 of 1,451 |
| 7Codington County, SD | 47 | 8 | 6.4 | $1.8M | +4.3% | #813 of 1,451 |
| 8Pennington County, SD | 41 | 32 | 6.9 | $1.7M | +6.6% | #966 of 1,451 |
| 9Hughes County, SD | 32 | 5 | 6.9 | $1.6M | −0.9% | #1,178 of 1,451 |
| 10Brown County, SD | 28 | 11 | 6.8 | $1.6M | −1.7% | #1,252 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Minnehaha 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 care67
- Auto repair shops64
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing70
- Tire shops72
- Oil change and quick lube79
- Gas stations55
- Insurance agencies31
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 Minnehaha County, SD?
Minnehaha County has 37 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Minnehaha County, SD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $92.3M a year, or $1,088 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 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 84,814 households in Minnehaha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Minnehaha County, SD compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Minnehaha County has 4.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 16% 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 7,068 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Minnehaha County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Minnehaha County at 212,691 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,814 households. Median household income in Minnehaha County is $76,880, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Minnehaha County scores 70 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #245 of 1,451 scored counties.
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