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Car washes and detailers in Emery County, UT

The car washes and detailers in Emery County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,437 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,177
+3.4% 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 $1,437 per household (50% above the U.S. average), households in Emery County spend about $5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.5M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

There are 2 car washes and detailers on map listings in Emery County as of September 2026. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Emery County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Emery County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, Emery County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Emery 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.

Car washes and detailing in Emery County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureEmery CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.85.13.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,0176,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+60.9%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,437$1,224$958
Median household income$74,291$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Emery 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 Emery County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,177+3.4% since 2020
Households
3,453
Median age
37.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.7
Land area
4,463 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$74,291+33.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,609
Median home value
$218,700
Jobs located here
3,393
Daytime population
9,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Utah, with Emery County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tooele County, UT8093.8$3.8M+19.2%#57 of 1,451
2Box Elder County, UT6894.6$3M+12.7%#279 of 1,451
3Cache County, UT64214.7$2.7M+8.5%#368 of 1,451
4Davis County, UT63574.9$2.7M+4.8%#394 of 1,451
5Utah County, UT621095.4$2.4M+14.5%#419 of 1,451
6Sevier County, UT6256.7$1.9M+5.9%#425 of 1,451
7Wasatch County, UT62107.8$1.8M+9.9%#426 of 1,451
8Salt Lake County, UT571884.4$2.6M+2.9%#541 of 1,451
9Iron County, UT57188.9$1.4M+16.4%#552 of 1,451
10Weber County, UT53525.5$2.2M+5.8%#658 of 1,451
Emery County, UTNot scored25.8$2.5M+3.4%

Other business types in Emery County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Emery County, UT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 car washes and detailers in Emery County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Emery County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Emery County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5M a year, or $1,437 per household. That is 50% above the U.S. average (an index of 150, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 3,453 households in Emery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Emery County has 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending.

How fast is Emery County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Emery County at 10,177 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,453 households. The median household income in Emery County is $74,291 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.7% 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. Emery County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Emery County. It maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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