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Car washes and detailers in Charlton County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Charlton County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $918 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,121
+4.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Charlton County comes to about $3.9M a year: $918 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each location on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

There are 2 car washes and detailers on map listings in Charlton County as of September 2026. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Charlton County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Charlton County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, Charlton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Charlton County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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.

Car washes and detailing in Charlton County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCharlton CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.74.43.8
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,8966,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.9%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$918$923$958
Median household income$61,276$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Charlton 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 Charlton County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,121+4.7% since 2020
Households
4,215
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
780 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$61,276+46.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,527
Median home value
$142,800
Jobs located here
2,395
Daytime population
11,565Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Charlton County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Walton County, GA8992.5$4.3M+16.0%#11 of 1,451
2Newton County, GA78153.6$2.7M+11.2%#83 of 1,451
3Bryan County, GA7874.2$2.6M+15.6%#85 of 1,451
4Effingham County, GA7393.7$2.9M+14.1%#166 of 1,451
5Lumpkin County, GA7354.3$2.6M+7.5%#169 of 1,451
6Catoosa County, GA7262.3$4.4M+2.3%#173 of 1,451
7Cherokee County, GA69434.2$2.5M+11.6%#263 of 1,451
8Pickens County, GA6964.5$2.4M+11.4%#265 of 1,451
9Henry County, GA68374.3$2.4M+9.5%#291 of 1,451
10Paulding County, GA67264.3$2.5M+12.7%#306 of 1,451
Charlton County, GANot scored24.7$1.9M+4.7%

Other business types in Charlton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Charlton County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 car washes and detailers in Charlton County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Charlton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Charlton County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $3.9M a year, or $918 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per location. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,215 households in Charlton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Charlton County, GA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Charlton County has 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending.

How fast is Charlton County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Charlton County at 13,121 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,215 households. The median household income in Charlton County is $61,276 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 46.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Charlton County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Charlton 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 Charlton County

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