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Car washes and detailers in Macoupin County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Macoupin County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #436 of 1,451 scored counties
#8 of 54 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,168 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,748
−2.6% 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

Households in Macoupin County spend about $20.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,168 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each location on map listings, 16% 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 7 car washes and detailers on map listings in Macoupin County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Macoupin County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Macoupin County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, Macoupin County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #436 of 1,451 scored counties and #8 of 54 scored counties in Illinois.

How Macoupin 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.

Car washes and detailing in Macoupin County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMacoupin CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.03.63.8
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,4326,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.6%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,168$975$958
Median household income$70,805$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6146

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
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Macoupin 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 Macoupin County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,748−2.6% since 2020
Households
17,576
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
863 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$70,805+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,728
Median home value
$138,200
Jobs located here
10,069
Daytime population
33,384Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Macoupin County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Will County, IL79943.8$3.3M+2.2%#66 of 1,451
2Kendall County, IL79194.2$3.1M+9.9%#68 of 1,451
3Boone County, IL7763.1$3.9M+0.4%#91 of 1,451
4Lake County, IL74722.8$4.3M+0.8%#134 of 1,451
5Monroe County, IL6353.6$3.5M−0.3%#381 of 1,451
6DuPage County, IL631273.6$3.1M+0.3%#385 of 1,451
7Winnebago County, IL62403.4$2.8M−0.4%#410 of 1,451
8Macoupin County, IL6174.0$2.9M−2.6%#436 of 1,451
9Woodford County, IL6064.1$3M−0.8%#456 of 1,451
10McHenry County, IL58605.1$2.4M+2.5%#521 of 1,451

Other business types in Macoupin County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Macoupin County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 car washes and detailers in Macoupin County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Macoupin County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Macoupin County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $20.5M a year, or $1,168 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 17,576 households in Macoupin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Macoupin County has 4.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Macoupin County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Macoupin County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Macoupin County at 43,748 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,576 households. The median household income in Macoupin County is $70,805 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Macoupin County scores 61 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #436 of 1,451 scored counties.

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