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Car washes and detailers in the Statesboro, GA area

How the Statesboro, GA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #137 of 441 scored small-town markets
#6 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
12
7 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $886 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,977
+8.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 car washes and detailers in the Statesboro area. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 58%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Statesboro area comes to about $31M a year: $886 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each location on map listings, 2% above 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 Statesboro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 4,990 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Statesboro area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in the Statesboro area is 60 (upper middle), #137 of 441 scored small-town markets and #6 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.

How the Statesboro 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.

Car washes and detailing in Statesboro, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureStatesboro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.44.43.8
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,9905,8966,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.9%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$886$923$958
Median household income$57,446$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6035

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$855K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
127 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Statesboro 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 Statesboro area

Population, 2025 estimate
97,977+8.0% since 2020
Households
34,933
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
859 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$57,446
Average household income
$79,525
Median home value
$207,800
Jobs located here
31,179
Daytime population
89,130Residents 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 small-town markets in Georgia for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Statesboro area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA68165.6$2M+29.3%#88 of 441
2Kingsland, GA6783.7$2.5M+9.5%#92 of 441
3Calhoun, GA6794.2$2.3M+6.9%#93 of 441
4LaGrange, GA-AL65133.2$2.8M+3.0%#104 of 441
5Moultrie, GA6253.0$2.9M+3.3%#124 of 441
6Statesboro, GA60123.4$2.6M+8.0%#137 of 441
7Cedartown, GA5774.4$2.2M+6.0%#160 of 441
8Toccoa, GA5554.8$2M+3.8%#178 of 441
9Douglas, GA41105.4$1.6M+2.9%#299 of 441
10Cornelia, GA40127.2$1.4M+9.3%#310 of 441

Other business types in the Statesboro area

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in the Statesboro, GA area?

There are 12 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Statesboro area as of September 2026. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.

How much do households in the Statesboro, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $31M a year, or $886 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 34,933 households in the Statesboro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Statesboro area has 3.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.6M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,990 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is the Statesboro, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Statesboro area at 97,977 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,933 households. Median household income in the Statesboro area is $57,446, 29% 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 Statesboro area scores 60 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #137 of 441 scored small-town markets.

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

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