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Car washes and detailers in Davis County, UT
The car washes and detailers in Davis County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #394 of 1,451 scored counties
#4 of 14 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 57
- 18 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $151.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,308 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 381,227
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Davis County comes to about $151.6M a year: $1,308 per household, 37% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each location on map listings, 6% 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 57 car washes and detailers on map listings in Davis County as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 32%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in Davis County classed as car washes. That is one for every 3,864 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Davis County.
Population estimates put the population change in Davis County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Davis County is 63 (upper middle), #394 of 1,451 scored counties and #4 of 14 scored counties in Utah.
How Davis County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Davis County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,864 | 4,017 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +60.9% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,308 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $110,884 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 30
- Employees, 2023
- 192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5718 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Davis 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 Davis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 381,227+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 115,919
- Median age
- 32.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 325 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,142
- Median household income
- $110,884+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,463
- Median home value
- $505,500
- Jobs located here
- 130,842
- Daytime population
- 330,642Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Utah for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Utah, with Davis County marked.
Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tooele County, UT | 80 | 9 | 3.8 | $3.8M | +19.2% | #57 of 1,451 |
| 2Box Elder County, UT | 68 | 9 | 4.6 | $3M | +12.7% | #279 of 1,451 |
| 3Cache County, UT | 64 | 21 | 4.7 | $2.7M | +8.5% | #368 of 1,451 |
| 4Davis County, UT | 63 | 57 | 4.9 | $2.7M | +4.8% | #394 of 1,451 |
| 5Utah County, UT | 62 | 109 | 5.4 | $2.4M | +14.5% | #419 of 1,451 |
| 6Sevier County, UT | 62 | 5 | 6.7 | $1.9M | +5.9% | #425 of 1,451 |
| 7Wasatch County, UT | 62 | 10 | 7.8 | $1.8M | +9.9% | #426 of 1,451 |
| 8Salt Lake County, UT | 57 | 188 | 4.4 | $2.6M | +2.9% | #541 of 1,451 |
| 9Iron County, UT | 57 | 18 | 8.9 | $1.4M | +16.4% | #552 of 1,451 |
| 10Weber County, UT | 53 | 52 | 5.5 | $2.2M | +5.8% | #658 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Davis 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 care68
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops80
- Car washes and detailing63
- Tire shops72
- Oil change and quick lube53
- Gas stations89
- Insurance agencies43
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 Davis County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 car washes and detailers in Davis County. 18 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Davis County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $151.6M a year, or $1,308 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 115,919 households in Davis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Davis County, UT compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Davis County has 4.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.7M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Davis County would have about 60, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,864 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Davis County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Davis County at 381,227 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,919 households. The median household income in Davis County is $110,884 a year, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Davis County scores 63 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #394 of 1,451 scored counties.
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