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Car washes and detailers in the Spearfish, SD area
The car washes and detailers in the Spearfish, SD area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #206 of 441 scored small-town markets
#4 of 7 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,459
- +14.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Spearfish area comes to about $14M a year: $1,162 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per location, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 7 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Spearfish area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Spearfish area classed as car washes. That is one for every 2,009 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Spearfish area grew 14.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in the Spearfish area is 52 (upper middle), #206 of 441 scored small-town markets and #4 of 7 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota.
How the Spearfish area 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 | Spearfish area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,009 | 5,712 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,162 | $1,189 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,384 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $206K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 the Spearfish area, 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 the Spearfish area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,459+14.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,054
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 800 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,384+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,174
- Median home value
- $346,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,155
- Daytime population
- 27,824Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in South Dakota for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with the Spearfish area marked.
Top small-town markets in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brookings, SD | 78 | 7 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +9.6% | #25 of 441 |
| 2Yankton, SD | 55 | 6 | 6.2 | $1.9M | +1.5% | #181 of 441 |
| 3Watertown, SD | 54 | 8 | 6.4 | $1.8M | +4.3% | #186 of 441 |
| 4Spearfish, SD | 52 | 7 | 5.8 | $2M | +14.0% | #206 of 441 |
| 5Pierre, SD | 45 | 5 | 5.9 | $1.9M | −0.5% | #262 of 441 |
| 6Aberdeen, SD | 41 | 11 | 6.1 | $1.8M | −1.5% | #297 of 441 |
| 7Mitchell, SD | 35 | 10 | 9.1 | $1.3M | +0.6% | #343 of 441 |
Other business types in the Spearfish area
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 care56
- Auto repair shops59
- Collision repair and body shops44
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations70
- 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 the Spearfish, SD area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 car washes and detailers in the Spearfish area. 4 of them (57%) 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 the Spearfish, SD area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $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 12,054 households in the Spearfish area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Spearfish, SD area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Spearfish area has 5.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Spearfish area would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,009 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Spearfish, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Spearfish area at 29,459 people in 2025, up 14.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,054 households. The median household income in the Spearfish area is $73,384 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Spearfish area scores 52 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #206 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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