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Car washes and detailers in Upson County, GA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $865 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,500
+2.7% 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 4 car washes and detailers in Upson County. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Upson County comes to about $9.2M a year: $865 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each location on map listings, 9% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Upson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Upson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, Upson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Upson 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 Upson County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureUpson CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.43.8
Spending per listing$2.3M$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+2.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$865$923$958
Median household income$55,429$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

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
41 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 Upson 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 Upson County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,500+2.7% since 2020
Households
10,595
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
324 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$55,429+47.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,039
Median home value
$168,700
Jobs located here
7,450
Daytime population
23,235Residents 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 Upson 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
Upson County, GANot scored43.8$2.3M+2.7%

Other business types in Upson County

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

Questions

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

There are 4 car washes and detailers on map listings in Upson County as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Upson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $9.2M a year, or $865 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 10,595 households in Upson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Upson 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 $2.3M, 9% below 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.

How fast is Upson County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Upson County at 28,500 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,595 households. Median household income in Upson County is $55,429, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.3%, 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. Upson 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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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Upson County

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