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Car washes and detailers in Chatham County, GA
The car washes and detailers in Chatham County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,090 of 1,451 scored counties
#45 of 68 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 69
- 21 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $97.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 311,855
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Chatham County is 36 (lower middle), #1,090 of 1,451 scored counties and #45 of 68 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 car washes and detailers in Chatham County. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 30%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $809 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Chatham County spend about $97.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each location on map listings, 44% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Chatham County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 6,688 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.4M has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Chatham County. Population estimates show Chatham County grew 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chatham 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.
| Measure | Chatham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,688 | 5,896 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.9% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $809 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,097 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 286
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6921 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 311,855+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 120,383
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 695
- Median household income
- $71,097+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,268
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Jobs located here
- 168,123
- Daytime population
- 342,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Walton County, GA | 89 | 9 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +16.0% | #11 of 1,451 |
| 2Newton County, GA | 78 | 15 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +11.2% | #83 of 1,451 |
| 3Bryan County, GA | 78 | 7 | 4.2 | $2.6M | +15.6% | #85 of 1,451 |
| 4Effingham County, GA | 73 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +14.1% | #166 of 1,451 |
| 5Lumpkin County, GA | 73 | 5 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +7.5% | #169 of 1,451 |
| 6Catoosa County, GA | 72 | 6 | 2.3 | $4.4M | +2.3% | #173 of 1,451 |
| 7Cherokee County, GA | 69 | 43 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +11.6% | #263 of 1,451 |
| 8Pickens County, GA | 69 | 6 | 4.5 | $2.4M | +11.4% | #265 of 1,451 |
| 9Henry County, GA | 68 | 37 | 4.3 | $2.4M | +9.5% | #291 of 1,451 |
| 10Paulding County, GA | 67 | 26 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +12.7% | #306 of 1,451 |
| 45Chatham County, GA | 36 | 69 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +5.7% | #1,090 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 care42
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops47
- Car washes and detailing36
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube44
- Gas stations47
- Insurance agencies53
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 Chatham County, GA?
There are 69 car washes and detailers on map listings in Chatham County as of September 2026. 21 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Chatham County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $97.3M a year, or $809 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 120,383 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, GA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Chatham County has 5.7 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.4M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Chatham County would have about 39, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,688 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 311,855 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,383 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $71,097, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Chatham County scores 36 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,090 of 1,451 scored counties.
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