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Car washes and detailers in Albany County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Albany County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #415 of 1,451 scored counties
#2 of 10 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,059 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,558
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 car washes and detailers in Albany County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Albany County spend about $18.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,059 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per location, 3% 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Albany County in 2023. That is one for every 5,694 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Albany County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Albany County is 62 (upper middle), #415 of 1,451 scored counties and #2 of 10 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for Wyoming 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 | Albany County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,694 | 4,055 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,059 | $1,173 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,917 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $196K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,558+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,083
- Median age
- 32.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,274 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $61,917+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,098
- Median home value
- $333,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,736
- Daytime population
- 38,437Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Albany County marked.
Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laramie County, WY | 74 | 17 | 3.9 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #144 of 1,451 |
| 2Albany County, WY | 62 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +3.9% | #415 of 1,451 |
| 3Sweetwater County, WY | 47 | 8 | 4.6 | $2.7M | −2.2% | #794 of 1,451 |
| 4Fremont County, WY | 46 | 7 | 4.7 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #820 of 1,451 |
| 5Park County, WY | 46 | 8 | 6.0 | $1.9M | +5.1% | #831 of 1,451 |
| 6Sheridan County, WY | 41 | 9 | 6.5 | $1.7M | +7.2% | #965 of 1,451 |
| 7Teton County, WY | 39 | 6 | 6.1 | $2M | −0.2% | #1,009 of 1,451 |
| 8Converse County, WY | 34 | 7 | 12.1 | $980K | +0.6% | #1,135 of 1,451 |
| 9Campbell County, WY | 33 | 17 | 9.5 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #1,151 of 1,451 |
| 10Natrona County, WY | 31 | 23 | 6.8 | $1.6M | +0.3% | #1,195 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Albany 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 care55
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations56
- Insurance agencies55
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 Albany County, WY?
There are 7 car washes and detailers on map listings in Albany County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Albany County, WY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18.1M a year, or $1,059 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 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 17,083 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, WY compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Albany County has 4.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.6M, 3% 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,694 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 38,558 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,083 households. Median household income in Albany County is $61,917, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Albany County scores 62 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #415 of 1,451 scored counties.
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