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Car washes and detailers in the Oak Harbor, WA area
The car washes and detailers in the Oak Harbor, WA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #51 of 441 scored small-town markets
#5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $42.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,174 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 68% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,657
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 car washes and detailers in the Oak Harbor area. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,174 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in the Oak Harbor area spend about $42.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $4.2M per location, 68% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Oak Harbor area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in the Oak Harbor area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, the Oak Harbor area has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #51 of 441 scored small-town markets and #5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Oak Harbor area 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 | Oak Harbor area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $3.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,161 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,174 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $90,551 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,657−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 35,972
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 416
- Median household income
- $90,551+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,035
- Median home value
- $593,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,025
- Daytime population
- 70,254Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Centralia, WA | 89 | 9 | 2.7 | $4.5M | +6.7% | #2 of 441 |
| 2Ellensburg, WA | 81 | 5 | 2.5 | $4.8M | +4.2% | #15 of 441 |
| 3Port Angeles, WA | 76 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.6M | +1.1% | #30 of 441 |
| 4Moses Lake, WA | 76 | 20 | 5.7 | $2.1M | +6.3% | #41 of 441 |
| 5Oak Harbor, WA | 74 | 10 | 2.8 | $4.2M | −1.5% | #51 of 441 |
Other business types in the Oak Harbor 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 care81
- Auto repair shops81
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing74
- Tire shops76
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations78
- Insurance agencies73
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 Oak Harbor, WA area?
There are 10 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Oak Harbor area as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in the Oak Harbor area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Oak Harbor, WA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $42.2M a year, or $1,174 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 35,972 households in the Oak Harbor area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Oak Harbor, WA area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Oak Harbor area has 2.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $4.2M, 68% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Oak Harbor area would have about 17, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is the Oak Harbor, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Oak Harbor area at 85,657 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,972 households. Median household income in the Oak Harbor area is $90,551, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.0%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Oak Harbor area scores 74 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #51 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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