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Car washes and detailers in Clinton County, IL
How Clinton County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #997 of 1,451 scored counties
#32 of 54 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,224 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 97% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,128
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,224 per household (28% above the U.S. average), households in Clinton County spend about $17.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 11 car washes and detailers, that is $1.6M per location, 36% 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 11 car washes and detailers on map listings in Clinton County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,857 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Clinton County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clinton County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #997 of 1,451 scored counties and #32 of 54 scored counties in Illinois.
How Clinton County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Clinton County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,857 | 6,432 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,224 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $86,588 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $334K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,128+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,570
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $86,588+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,402
- Median home value
- $192,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,557
- Daytime population
- 31,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Will County, IL | 79 | 94 | 3.8 | $3.3M | +2.2% | #66 of 1,451 |
| 2Kendall County, IL | 79 | 19 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +9.9% | #68 of 1,451 |
| 3Boone County, IL | 77 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +0.4% | #91 of 1,451 |
| 4Lake County, IL | 74 | 72 | 2.8 | $4.3M | +0.8% | #134 of 1,451 |
| 5Monroe County, IL | 63 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.5M | −0.3% | #381 of 1,451 |
| 6DuPage County, IL | 63 | 127 | 3.6 | $3.1M | +0.3% | #385 of 1,451 |
| 7Winnebago County, IL | 62 | 40 | 3.4 | $2.8M | −0.4% | #410 of 1,451 |
| 8Macoupin County, IL | 61 | 7 | 4.0 | $2.9M | −2.6% | #436 of 1,451 |
| 9Woodford County, IL | 60 | 6 | 4.1 | $3M | −0.8% | #456 of 1,451 |
| 10McHenry County, IL | 58 | 60 | 5.1 | $2.4M | +2.5% | #521 of 1,451 |
| 32Clinton County, IL | 40 | 11 | 7.5 | $1.6M | +0.6% | #997 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Clinton County
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 care49
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops29
- Car washes and detailing40
- Tire shops74
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies26
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 Clinton County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 car washes and detailers in Clinton County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. 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 Clinton County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.8M a year, or $1,224 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 14,570 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, IL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Clinton County has 7.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.6M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Clinton County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,857 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 37,128 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,570 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $86,588 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Clinton County scores 40 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #997 of 1,451 scored counties.
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