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Car washes and detailers in Chelan County, WA
The car washes and detailers in Chelan County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #616 of 1,451 scored counties
#17 of 20 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 19
- 3 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,139 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,941
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Chelan County spend about $35.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,139 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per location, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Chelan County has 19 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Chelan County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 6,304 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chelan County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Chelan County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #616 of 1,451 scored counties and #17 of 20 scored counties in Washington.
How Chelan County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Chelan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $3.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,304 | 7,161 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,139 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $82,381 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $855K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 193 chain locations
- 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 Chelan 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 Chelan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,941+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,520
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $82,381+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,869
- Median home value
- $490,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,458
- Daytime population
- 82,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clark County, WA | 87 | 54 | 2.8 | $4.2M | +5.3% | #20 of 1,451 |
| 2Lewis County, WA | 85 | 9 | 2.7 | $4.5M | +6.7% | #33 of 1,451 |
| 3Snohomish County, WA | 83 | 81 | 2.6 | $4.7M | +4.9% | #43 of 1,451 |
| 4King County, WA | 79 | 185 | 2.0 | $5M | +3.1% | #63 of 1,451 |
| 5Whatcom County, WA | 78 | 30 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +3.9% | #76 of 1,451 |
| 6Cowlitz County, WA | 77 | 12 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +3.5% | #90 of 1,451 |
| 7Kittitas County, WA | 75 | 5 | 2.5 | $4.8M | +4.2% | #116 of 1,451 |
| 8Pierce County, WA | 75 | 116 | 3.3 | $3.5M | +2.5% | #120 of 1,451 |
| 9Thurston County, WA | 74 | 42 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +2.8% | #141 of 1,451 |
| 10Kitsap County, WA | 73 | 27 | 2.5 | $4.8M | +2.7% | #152 of 1,451 |
| 17Chelan County, WA | 55 | 19 | 6.0 | $1.9M | +3.3% | #616 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Chelan 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 care52
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops59
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations66
- Insurance agencies39
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 Chelan County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 car washes and detailers in Chelan County. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. 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 Chelan County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $35.9M a year, or $1,139 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 31,520 households in Chelan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chelan County, WA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Chelan County has 6.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Chelan County would have about 14, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,304 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Chelan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Chelan County at 81,941 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,520 households. The median household income in Chelan County is $82,381 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Chelan County scores 55 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #616 of 1,451 scored counties.
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