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Car washes and detailers in Chippewa County, WI
The car washes and detailers in Chippewa County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #401 of 1,451 scored counties
#27 of 36 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $31.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,169 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,614
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 car washes and detailers in Chippewa County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 15%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,169 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Chippewa County spend about $31.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.4M per location, 3% below 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 Chippewa County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chippewa County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Chippewa County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #401 of 1,451 scored counties and #27 of 36 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Chippewa County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Chippewa County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 9,500 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,169 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,680 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 74 |
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
- 132 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 Chippewa 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 Chippewa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,614+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 27,139
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,008 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $74,680+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,252
- Median home value
- $257,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,936
- Daytime population
- 62,863Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Walworth County, WI | 84 | 11 | 2.6 | $4.7M | +0.8% | #39 of 1,451 |
| 2Oconto County, WI | 84 | 6 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +2.9% | #40 of 1,451 |
| 3Portage County, WI | 80 | 8 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +2.2% | #56 of 1,451 |
| 4Washington County, WI | 80 | 19 | 3.3 | $3.5M | +1.8% | #58 of 1,451 |
| 5Dane County, WI | 78 | 73 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +4.9% | #77 of 1,451 |
| 6Manitowoc County, WI | 77 | 10 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +0.4% | #92 of 1,451 |
| 7Dunn County, WI | 77 | 6 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +1.7% | #95 of 1,451 |
| 8Sauk County, WI | 75 | 9 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +1.3% | #119 of 1,451 |
| 9Marathon County, WI | 75 | 21 | 3.6 | $3.1M | +1.0% | #127 of 1,451 |
| 10Rock County, WI | 75 | 25 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +1.7% | #128 of 1,451 |
| 27Chippewa County, WI | 63 | 13 | 4.8 | $2.4M | +1.9% | #401 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Chippewa 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 care47
- Auto repair shops48
- Collision repair and body shops55
- Car washes and detailing63
- Tire shops74
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies47
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 Chippewa County, WI?
There are 13 car washes and detailers on map listings in Chippewa County as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Chippewa County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Chippewa County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $31.7M a year, or $1,169 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 27,139 households in Chippewa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chippewa County, WI compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Chippewa County has 4.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending.
How fast is Chippewa County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Chippewa County at 67,614 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,139 households. Median household income in Chippewa County is $74,680, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. 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. Chippewa County scores 63 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #401 of 1,451 scored counties.
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