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Car washes and detailers in Laramie County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Laramie County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #144 of 1,451 scored counties
#1 of 10 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 17
- 7 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,123 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,938
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Laramie County is 74 (upper middle), #144 of 1,451 scored counties and #1 of 10 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 car washes and detailers in Laramie County. 7 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Laramie County spend about $48.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,123 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 17 car washes and detailers, that is $2.9M per location, 14% 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 Laramie County in 2023. That is one for every 8,656 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Laramie County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Laramie 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 | Laramie County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,656 | 4,055 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,123 | $1,173 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,173 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 177 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Laramie 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 Laramie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,938+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 43,279
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,686 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $80,173+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,407
- Median home value
- $348,700
- Jobs located here
- 48,452
- Daytime population
- 102,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Laramie 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 care66
- Auto repair shops67
- Collision repair and body shops81
- Car washes and detailing74
- Tire shops56
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations66
- Insurance agencies33
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 Laramie County, WY?
Laramie County has 17 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (41%) 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 Laramie County, WY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $48.6M a year, or $1,123 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 43,279 households in Laramie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laramie County, WY compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Laramie County has 3.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.9M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Laramie County would have about 19, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,656 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Laramie County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Laramie County at 102,938 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,279 households. Median household income in Laramie County is $80,173, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Laramie County scores 74 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #144 of 1,451 scored counties.
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