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Car washes and detailers in Monroe County, GA
How Monroe County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,171 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,023
- +14.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Monroe County comes to about $12.4M a year: $1,171 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each location on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 4 car washes and detailers on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Monroe County in 2023. That is one for every 1,759 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 Monroe County.
Population estimates show Monroe County grew 14.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, Monroe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,759 | 5,896 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.9% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,171 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,183 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,023+14.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,554
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $83,183+51.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,873
- Median home value
- $271,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,963
- Daytime population
- 26,759Residents 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 |
| Monroe County, GA | Not scored | 4 | 3.8 | $3.1M | +14.1% |
Other business types in Monroe County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Monroe County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 car washes and detailers in Monroe County. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Monroe County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.4M a year, or $1,171 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 10,554 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, GA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Monroe County has 3.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.1M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Monroe County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,759 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 32,023 people in 2025, up 14.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,554 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $83,183 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.9% 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. Monroe County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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