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Car washes and detailers in San Juan County, WA

The car washes and detailers in San Juan County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,168 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,577
+4.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 car washes and detailers in San Juan County. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in San Juan County comes to about $10.5M a year: $1,168 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 car washes and detailers, that is $5.3M per location. 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 San Juan County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in San Juan County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, San Juan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How San Juan 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.

Car washes and detailing in San Juan County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSan Juan CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.83.8
Spending per listing$5.3M$3.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,1616,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,168$1,104$958
Median household income$84,800$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored80

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 San Juan 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 San Juan County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,577+4.2% since 2020
Households
9,015
Median age
56.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
174 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$84,800+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,031
Median home value
$799,200
Jobs located here
5,552
Daytime population
16,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Washington, with San Juan County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clark County, WA87542.8$4.2M+5.3%#20 of 1,451
2Lewis County, WA8592.7$4.5M+6.7%#33 of 1,451
3Snohomish County, WA83812.6$4.7M+4.9%#43 of 1,451
4King County, WA791852.0$5M+3.1%#63 of 1,451
5Whatcom County, WA78303.2$3.5M+3.9%#76 of 1,451
6Cowlitz County, WA77122.7$4.2M+3.5%#90 of 1,451
7Kittitas County, WA7552.5$4.8M+4.2%#116 of 1,451
8Pierce County, WA751163.3$3.5M+2.5%#120 of 1,451
9Thurston County, WA74423.5$3.2M+2.8%#141 of 1,451
10Kitsap County, WA73272.5$4.8M+2.7%#152 of 1,451
San Juan County, WANot scored22.2$5.3M+4.2%

Other business types in San Juan County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in San Juan County, WA?

There are 2 car washes and detailers on map listings in San Juan County as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in San Juan County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in San Juan County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $10.5M a year, or $1,168 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 9,015 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Juan County, WA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

San Juan County has 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, San Juan County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is San Juan County, WA growing?

Population estimates put San Juan County at 18,577 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,015 households. Median household income in San Juan County is $84,800, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. San Juan County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in San Juan County

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