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Car washes and detailers in Grays Harbor County, WA
How Grays Harbor County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,096 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.2M
- 4.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 74% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,144
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Grays Harbor County spend about $33.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,096 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 car washes and detailers, that is $11.2M per location, 4.4 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 3 car washes and detailers on map listings in Grays Harbor County as of September 2026. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Grays Harbor County classed as car washes. That is one for every 7,657 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Grays Harbor County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, Grays Harbor County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Grays Harbor 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 | Grays Harbor County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $11.2M | $3.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,657 | 7,161 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,096 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,414 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $172K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,144+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 30,628
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $64,414+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,833
- Median home value
- $314,000
- Jobs located here
- 21,888
- Daytime population
- 66,472Residents 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 |
| Grays Harbor County, WA | Not scored | 3 | 1.0 | $11.2M | +3.0% |
Other business types in Grays Harbor 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 care76
- Auto repair shops76
- Collision repair and body shops74
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops75
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies77
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 Grays Harbor County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 car washes and detailers in Grays Harbor County. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Grays Harbor County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $33.6M a year, or $1,096 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $11.2M 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 30,628 households in Grays Harbor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grays Harbor County, WA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Grays Harbor County has 1.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $11.2M, 4.4 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Grays Harbor County would have about 13, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,657 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Grays Harbor County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Grays Harbor County at 78,144 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,628 households. The median household income in Grays Harbor County is $64,414 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Grays Harbor County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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