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Car washes and detailers in Lee County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Lee 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 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,048 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
70% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,179
+2.9% 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

Households in Lee County spend about $12.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,048 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each location on map listings, 70% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Lee County has 3 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lee County classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,096 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Lee County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, Lee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lee 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 Lee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.44.43.8
Spending per listing$4.3M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,0965,8966,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.9%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,048$923$958
Median household income$89,168$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$608K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,179+2.9% since 2020
Households
12,287
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
356 sq. mi.
People per square mile
94
Median household income
$89,168+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,626
Median home value
$231,800
Jobs located here
7,593
Daytime population
27,704Residents 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 Lee 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
Lee County, GANot scored32.4$4.3M+2.9%

Other business types in Lee County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 car washes and detailers in Lee County. 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 Lee County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $12.9M a year, or $1,048 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 12,287 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 2.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $4.3M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Lee County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,096 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Lee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 34,179 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,287 households. The median household income in Lee County is $89,168 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Lee County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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