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Car washes and detailers in the St. George, UT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the St. George, UT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #256 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah
- Listings
- 52
- 21 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $82.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 97% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 213,670
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the St. George metro area comes to about $82.4M a year: $1,181 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per location, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
The St. George metro area has 52 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in the St. George metro area classed as car washes. That is one for every 3,877 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the St. George metro area grew 17.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, the St. George metro area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #256 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah.
How the St. George metro area 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 | St. George metro area | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,877 | 4,017 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +60.9% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.4% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,181 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,632 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5221 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 St. George metro 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 St. George metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 213,670+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 69,786
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $80,632+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,780
- Median home value
- $510,700
- Jobs located here
- 87,513
- Daytime population
- 200,923Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Utah for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Utah, with the St. George metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Logan, UT-ID | 63 | 24 | 4.9 | $2.6M | +8.8% | #101 of 387 |
| 2Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 60 | 113 | 5.5 | $2.4M | +14.5% | #124 of 387 |
| 3Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 58 | 197 | 4.4 | $2.6M | +3.8% | #132 of 387 |
| 4Ogden, UT | 56 | 110 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +5.3% | #155 of 387 |
| 5St. George, UT | 43 | 52 | 7.5 | $1.6M | +17.4% | #256 of 387 |
Other business types in the St. George metro 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 care49
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops74
- Car washes and detailing43
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube63
- Gas stations75
- Insurance agencies41
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 St. George, UT metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 car washes and detailers in the St. George metro area. 21 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the St. George, UT metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $82.4M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 69,786 households in the St. George metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the St. George, UT metro area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The St. George metro area has 7.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.6M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the St. George metro area would have about 33, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,877 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the St. George, UT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the St. George metro area at 213,670 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,786 households. The median household income in the St. George metro area is $80,632 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.8% 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. The St. George metro area scores 43 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #256 of 387 scored metro areas.
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