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Car washes and detailers in Stevens County, WA

The car washes and detailers in Stevens 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
$25M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,289 a household
Spending per listing
$12.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
49,668
+6.6% 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

At $1,289 per household (35% above the U.S. average), households in Stevens County spend about $25M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 2 car washes and detailers, that is $12.5M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Stevens County has 2 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Stevens County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stevens County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, Stevens County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Stevens 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 Stevens County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureStevens CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.02.83.8
Spending per listing$12.5M$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+6.6%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,289$1,104$958
Median household income$69,327$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
10The 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 Stevens 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 Stevens County

Population, 2025 estimate
49,668+6.6% since 2020
Households
19,374
Median age
47.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
2,477 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$69,327+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,796
Median home value
$350,600
Jobs located here
10,412
Daytime population
40,113Residents 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 Stevens 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
Stevens County, WANot scored21.0$12.5M+6.6%

Other business types in Stevens County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 car washes and detailers in Stevens County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Stevens County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $25M a year, or $1,289 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $12.5M 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 19,374 households in Stevens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stevens County has 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Stevens County would have about 10, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Stevens County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Stevens County at 49,668 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,374 households. The median household income in Stevens County is $69,327 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% 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. Stevens 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Stevens County. It maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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