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Car washes and detailers in Perry County, IL
The car washes and detailers in Perry County, IL, 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,160
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 car washes and detailers in Perry County. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,086 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Perry County spend about $8.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.9M per location, 13% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Perry County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,625 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Perry County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, Perry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Perry 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 | Perry County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,625 | 6,432 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,086 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,118 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $101K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Perry 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 Perry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,160−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,875
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 442 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $62,118+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,245
- Median home value
- $112,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,717
- Daytime population
- 17,699Residents 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 |
| Perry County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 3.8 | $2.9M | −3.5% |
Other business types in Perry County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Perry County, IL?
Perry County has 3 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Perry County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.6M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 7,875 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Perry County, IL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Perry 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 $2.9M, 13% above 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,625 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Perry County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Perry County at 20,160 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,875 households. Median household income in Perry County is $62,118, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.5%, 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. Perry County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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