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Car washes and detailers in the Toccoa, GA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Toccoa, GA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #178 of 441 scored small-town markets
#8 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $970 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,854
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Toccoa area spend about $10.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $970 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 5 car washes and detailers, that is $2M per location, 19% 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 5 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Toccoa area as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in the Toccoa area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in the Toccoa area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, the Toccoa area has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #178 of 441 scored small-town markets and #8 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.
How the Toccoa 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 | Toccoa area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,896 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.9% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $970 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,754 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 35 |
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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Toccoa 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 Toccoa area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,854+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,524
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 179 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 151
- Median household income
- $54,754+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,096
- Median home value
- $175,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,300
- Daytime population
- 22,701Residents 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 Toccoa 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 |
Other business types in the Toccoa 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 care60
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops37
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations43
- Insurance agencies74
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 Toccoa, GA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 car washes and detailers in the Toccoa area. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in the Toccoa area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Toccoa, GA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.2M a year, or $970 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 10,524 households in the Toccoa area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Toccoa, GA area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Toccoa 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 $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Toccoa area would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is the Toccoa, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Toccoa area at 27,854 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,524 households. The median household income in the Toccoa area is $54,754 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.1% 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. 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 Toccoa area scores 55 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #178 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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