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Car washes and detailers in Utah County, UT
The car washes and detailers in Utah County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #419 of 1,451 scored counties
#5 of 14 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 109
- 51 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +129.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $264.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,303 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 759,859
- +14.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 109 car washes and detailers in Utah County. 51 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,303 per household (36% above the U.S. average), households in Utah County spend about $264.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.4M per location, 4% below 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 55 businesses with payroll in Utah County classed as car washes, up 129.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,691 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $223K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Utah County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Utah County grew 14.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Utah County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #419 of 1,451 scored counties and #5 of 14 scored counties in Utah.
How Utah 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 | Utah County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,691 | 4,017 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +129.2% | +60.9% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.5% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,303 | $1,224 | $958 |
| Median household income | $100,671 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 55+129.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 371
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10951 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 105The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $223K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Utah 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 Utah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 759,859+14.5% since 2020
- Households
- 203,018
- Median age
- 27.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,005 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 352
- Median household income
- $100,671+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,622
- Median home value
- $538,700
- Jobs located here
- 295,403
- Daytime population
- 667,806Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Utah 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 care71
- Auto repair shops76
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops81
- Oil change and quick lube59
- Gas stations93
- Insurance agencies48
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 Utah County, UT?
There are 109 car washes and detailers on map listings in Utah County as of September 2026. 51 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 129.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Utah County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $264.6M a year, or $1,303 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 203,018 households in Utah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Utah County, UT compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Utah County has 5.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.4M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Utah County would have about 105, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,691 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 129.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Utah County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Utah County at 759,859 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,018 households. Median household income in Utah County is $100,671, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Utah County scores 62 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #419 of 1,451 scored counties.
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