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Car washes and detailers in Liberty County, GA

The car washes and detailers in Liberty County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,106 of 1,451 scored counties
#47 of 68 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
13
7 chain locations (54%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $864 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,313
+7.6% 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

Liberty County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,106 of 1,451 scored counties and #47 of 68 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $864 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Liberty County spend about $20.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.6M per location, 37% 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 13 car washes and detailers on map listings in Liberty County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 54%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Liberty County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Liberty County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Liberty 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 Liberty County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLiberty CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.44.43.8
Spending per listing$1.6M$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+7.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$864$923$958
Median household income$60,456$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3535

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
137 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Liberty 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 Liberty County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,313+7.6% since 2020
Households
23,998
Median age
30.7
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
517 sq. mi.
People per square mile
130
Median household income
$60,456+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,082
Median home value
$201,500
Jobs located here
15,728
Daytime population
61,774Residents 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 Liberty 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
47Liberty County, GA35135.4$1.6M+7.6%#1,106 of 1,451

Other business types in Liberty County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 car washes and detailers in Liberty County. 7 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Liberty County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $20.7M a year, or $864 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 23,998 households in Liberty County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Liberty County has 5.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.6M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Liberty County would have about 8, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is Liberty County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Liberty County at 70,313 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,998 households. The median household income in Liberty County is $60,456 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Liberty County scores 35 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,106 of 1,451 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Liberty County

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