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Car washes and detailers in the Jacksonville, IL area
How the Jacksonville, IL 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 #135 of 441 scored small-town markets
#1 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,065 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,381
- −3.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,065 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Jacksonville area spend about $16.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 car washes and detailers, that is $3.2M per location, 28% 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 5 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Jacksonville area as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in the Jacksonville area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in the Jacksonville area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Jacksonville area scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #135 of 441 scored small-town markets and #1 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Jacksonville area 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 | Jacksonville area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,432 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,065 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,353 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 46 |
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
- 6The 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 Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,381−3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,122
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 820 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,353+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,058
- Median home value
- $125,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,940
- Daytime population
- 35,211Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Jacksonville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacksonville, IL | 60 | 5 | 3.3 | $3.2M | −3.1% | #135 of 441 |
| 2Canton, IL | 60 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.9M | −2.0% | #136 of 441 |
| 3Dixon, IL | 57 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.9M | −3.4% | #157 of 441 |
| 4Centralia, IL | 50 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.6M | −3.4% | #218 of 441 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 47 | 7 | 3.5 | $3.1M | −2.5% | #239 of 441 |
| 5Rochelle, IL | 46 | 14 | 6.7 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #253 of 441 |
| 6Ottawa, IL | 41 | 42 | 6.8 | $1.6M | −1.6% | #300 of 441 |
| 7Marion-Herrin, IL | 37 | 15 | 5.2 | $2M | +0.2% | #324 of 441 |
| 8Effingham, IL | 37 | 11 | 6.1 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #325 of 441 |
| 9Sterling, IL | 32 | 11 | 4.8 | $2.2M | −2.6% | #357 of 441 |
Other business types in the Jacksonville 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 care58
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops47
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations33
- Insurance agencies12
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 Jacksonville, IL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 car washes and detailers in the Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Jacksonville, IL area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.1M a year, or $1,065 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 15,122 households in the Jacksonville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jacksonville, IL area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Jacksonville area has 3.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.2M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Jacksonville area would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is the Jacksonville, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Jacksonville area at 37,381 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,122 households. The median household income in the Jacksonville area is $66,353 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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 Jacksonville area scores 60 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #135 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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