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Car washes and detailers in Eau Claire County, WI
How Eau Claire County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #242 of 1,451 scored counties
#20 of 36 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 18
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,033
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 car washes and detailers in Eau Claire County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Eau Claire County spend about $47.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,060 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per location, 5% 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Eau Claire County in 2023. That is one for every 8,945 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $6.9M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Eau Claire County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eau Claire County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Eau Claire County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #242 of 1,451 scored counties and #20 of 36 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Eau Claire 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 | Eau Claire County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,945 | 9,500 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,060 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,546 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $621K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $6.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,033+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,726
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $74,546+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,242
- Median home value
- $261,000
- Jobs located here
- 60,899
- Daytime population
- 119,781Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Eau Claire County marked.
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 |
| 20Eau Claire County, WI | 70 | 18 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +3.0% | #242 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Eau Claire 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 care58
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing70
- Tire shops67
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations64
- Insurance agencies27
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 Eau Claire County, WI?
There are 18 car washes and detailers on map listings in Eau Claire County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Eau Claire County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $47.4M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 44,726 households in Eau Claire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eau Claire County, WI compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Eau Claire County has 4.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.6M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Eau Claire County would have about 19, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,945 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Eau Claire County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Eau Claire County at 109,033 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,726 households. Median household income in Eau Claire County is $74,546, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Eau Claire County scores 70 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #242 of 1,451 scored counties.
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