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Car washes and detailers in Houston County, GA
The car washes and detailers in Houston County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #909 of 1,451 scored counties
#31 of 68 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 31
- 7 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $63.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $989 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,214
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $989 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Houston County spend about $63.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 31 car washes and detailers, that is $2M per location, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 31 car washes and detailers on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Houston County classed as car washes. That is one for every 3,547 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Houston County.
Population estimates put the population change in Houston County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Houston County is 43 (lower middle), #909 of 1,451 scored counties and #31 of 68 scored counties in Georgia.
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,547 | 5,896 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.9% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $989 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,698 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,214+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 63,851
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 376 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 451
- Median household income
- $80,698+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,172
- Median home value
- $219,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,763
- Daytime population
- 157,925Residents 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 |
| 31Houston County, GA | 43 | 31 | 4.9 | $2M | +8.5% | #909 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Houston 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 care76
- Auto repair shops81
- Collision repair and body shops76
- Car washes and detailing43
- Tire shops59
- Oil change and quick lube50
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies75
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 Houston County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 car washes and detailers in Houston County. 7 of them (23%) 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 Houston County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $63.2M a year, or $989 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 63,851 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, GA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Houston County has 4.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Houston County would have about 25, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,547 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 178,214 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,851 households. The median household income in Houston County is $80,698 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Houston County scores 43 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #909 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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