Auto · County · Wisconsin
Car washes and detailers in Marinette County, WI
How Marinette 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #395 of 1,451 scored counties
#26 of 36 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $20.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,098 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,574
- +1.6% since 2020
See the car washes and detailers around any address in Marinette County
The site report maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Marinette County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 8 car washes and detailers in Marinette County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Marinette County comes to about $20.9M a year: $1,098 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each location on map listings, 4% 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 Marinette County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Marinette County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Marinette County is 63 (upper middle), #395 of 1,451 scored counties and #26 of 36 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Marinette 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 | Marinette County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $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 | +1.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,098 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,809 | $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
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Marinette 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 Marinette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,574+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 19,051
- Median age
- 47.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,400 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $63,809+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,117
- Median home value
- $158,600
- Jobs located here
- 17,150
- Daytime population
- 41,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Marinette County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the car washes and detailers on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Marinette County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardCar washes and detailing across Wisconsin
Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Marinette 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 |
| 26Marinette County, WI | 63 | 8 | 4.2 | $2.6M | +1.6% | #395 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Marinette 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 care45
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops37
- Car washes and detailing63
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations28
- Insurance agencies32
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 Marinette County, WI?
There are 8 car washes and detailers on map listings in Marinette County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Marinette County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Marinette County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.9M a year, or $1,098 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 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 19,051 households in Marinette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marinette County, WI compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Marinette County has 4.2 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.6M, 4% above 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 Marinette County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Marinette County at 42,574 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,051 households. Median household income in Marinette County is $63,809, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Marinette County scores 63 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #395 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Marinette 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 Marinette County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Marinette County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Marinette County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.