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Car washes and detailers in the Milledgeville, GA area
The car washes and detailers in the Milledgeville, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #351 of 441 scored small-town markets
#15 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 8
- 4 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,029
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, the Milledgeville area has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #351 of 441 scored small-town markets and #15 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 car washes and detailers in the Milledgeville area. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in the Milledgeville area spend about $13.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $801 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each location on map listings, 34% 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 the Milledgeville area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 5,527 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Milledgeville area grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Milledgeville area 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 | Milledgeville area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,527 | 5,896 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.9% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $801 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,403 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $443K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 84 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 the Milledgeville area, 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 the Milledgeville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,029+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 16,582
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 259 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 169
- Median household income
- $54,403
- Average household income
- $84,691
- Median home value
- $181,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,797
- Daytime population
- 42,811Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Milledgeville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson, GA | 68 | 16 | 5.6 | $2M | +29.3% | #88 of 441 |
| 2Kingsland, GA | 67 | 8 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +9.5% | #92 of 441 |
| 3Calhoun, GA | 67 | 9 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +6.9% | #93 of 441 |
| 4LaGrange, GA-AL | 65 | 13 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #104 of 441 |
| 5Moultrie, GA | 62 | 5 | 3.0 | $2.9M | +3.3% | #124 of 441 |
| 6Statesboro, GA | 60 | 12 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +8.0% | #137 of 441 |
| 7Cedartown, GA | 57 | 7 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +6.0% | #160 of 441 |
| 8Toccoa, GA | 55 | 5 | 4.8 | $2M | +3.8% | #178 of 441 |
| 9Douglas, GA | 41 | 10 | 5.4 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #299 of 441 |
| 10Cornelia, GA | 40 | 12 | 7.2 | $1.4M | +9.3% | #310 of 441 |
| 15Milledgeville, GA | 33 | 8 | 4.8 | $1.7M | +0.6% | #351 of 441 |
Other business types in the Milledgeville area
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 care40
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops29
- Car washes and detailing33
- Tire shops20
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations29
- Insurance agencies59
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 the Milledgeville, GA area?
The Milledgeville area has 8 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations. 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 the Milledgeville, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.3M a year, or $801 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 16,582 households in the Milledgeville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Milledgeville, GA area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Milledgeville area has 4.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.7M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Milledgeville area would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,527 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Milledgeville, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Milledgeville area at 44,029 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,582 households. Median household income in the Milledgeville area is $54,403, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Milledgeville area scores 33 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #351 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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