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Car washes and detailers in Tooele County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Tooele County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #57 of 1,451 scored counties
#1 of 14 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,447 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,461
- +19.2% since 2020
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What this means
Tooele County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #57 of 1,451 scored counties and #1 of 14 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 car washes and detailers in Tooele County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,447 per household (51% above the U.S. average), households in Tooele County spend about $34.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each location on map listings, 53% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Tooele County classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,785 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Tooele County from 2020 to 2025 at +19.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tooele 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 | Tooele County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,785 | 4,017 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +60.9% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.2% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,447 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $106,587 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $809K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Tooele 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 Tooele County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,461+19.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,925
- Median age
- 32.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 7,040 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $106,587+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,358
- Median home value
- $431,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,741
- Daytime population
- 54,672Residents 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 Tooele 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 Tooele 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 care78
- Auto repair shops82
- Collision repair and body shops93
- Car washes and detailing80
- Tire shops72
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations89
- Insurance agencies83
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 Tooele County, UT?
There are 9 car washes and detailers on map listings in Tooele County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Tooele County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $34.6M a year, or $1,447 per household. That is 51% above the U.S. average (an index of 151, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 23,925 households in Tooele County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tooele County, UT compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Tooele County has 3.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.8M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Tooele County would have about 14, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,785 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Tooele County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Tooele County at 87,461 people in 2025, up 19.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,925 households. Median household income in Tooele County is $106,587, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.0%, 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. Tooele County scores 80 for car washes and detailers (high), #57 of 1,451 scored counties.
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