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Car washes and detailers in Livingston County, IL
The car washes and detailers in Livingston County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,303 of 1,451 scored counties
#47 of 54 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,088 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 79% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,057
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Livingston County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,303 of 1,451 scored counties and #47 of 54 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 car washes and detailers in Livingston County. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 79% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,088 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Livingston County spend about $15.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each location on map listings, 37% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Livingston County classed as car washes. That is one for every 3,654 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Livingston County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Livingston 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 | Livingston County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,654 | 6,432 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,088 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,790 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $157K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- 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 Livingston 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 Livingston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,057−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,615
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,044 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,790+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,317
- Median home value
- $142,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,813
- Daytime population
- 32,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Livingston County marked.
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 |
| 47Livingston County, IL | 25 | 10 | 6.8 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #1,303 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Livingston 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 care32
- Auto repair shops42
- Collision repair and body shops36
- Car washes and detailing25
- Tire shops46
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations31
- 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 Livingston County, IL?
Livingston County has 10 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Livingston County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.9M a year, or $1,088 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 14,615 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Livingston County, IL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Livingston County has 6.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.6M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Livingston County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,654 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Livingston County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Livingston County at 35,057 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,615 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $73,790, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Livingston County scores 25 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,303 of 1,451 scored counties.
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