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Car washes and detailers in Pierce County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Pierce County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $20.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,300 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.9M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,519
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 car washes and detailers in Pierce County. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Pierce County spend about $20.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,300 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 car washes and detailers, that is $6.9M per location, 2.7 times 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 Pierce County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Pierce County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, Pierce County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Pierce 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 | Pierce County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.9M | $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 | +3.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,300 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $92,109 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 30 chain locations
- 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,519+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,867
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $92,109+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,966
- Median home value
- $333,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,112
- Daytime population
- 35,071Residents 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 |
| Pierce County, WI | Not scored | 3 | 1.9 | $6.9M | +3.1% |
Other business types in Pierce 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 care88
- Auto repair shops82
- Collision repair and body shops76
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops85
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies51
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 Pierce County, WI?
There are 3 car washes and detailers on map listings in Pierce County as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Pierce County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Pierce County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.6M a year, or $1,300 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 15,867 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pierce County, WI compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Pierce County has 1.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $6.9M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Pierce County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Pierce County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Pierce County at 43,519 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,867 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $92,109, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Pierce County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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