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Car washes and detailers in Bartholomew County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Bartholomew County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #326 of 1,451 scored counties
#14 of 49 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,729
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 car washes and detailers in Bartholomew County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Bartholomew County spend about $38.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,162 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 15 car washes and detailers, that is $2.6M per location, 3% 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 Bartholomew County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 5,560 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $90K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Bartholomew County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bartholomew County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Bartholomew County is 66 (upper middle), #326 of 1,451 scored counties and #14 of 49 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bartholomew County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Bartholomew County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,560 | 6,513 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,162 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,901 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $90K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,729+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 33,359
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $79,901+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,124
- Median home value
- $232,800
- Jobs located here
- 52,041
- Daytime population
- 94,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Bartholomew County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 91 | 13 | 3.9 | $3.2M | +13.5% | #7 of 1,451 |
| 2Hamilton County, IN | 82 | 50 | 3.6 | $3.4M | +10.9% | #50 of 1,451 |
| 3Morgan County, IN | 74 | 14 | 5.0 | $2.5M | +4.4% | #147 of 1,451 |
| 4Allen County, IN | 72 | 52 | 3.3 | $3.1M | +4.2% | #180 of 1,451 |
| 5Whitley County, IN | 72 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.8M | +2.1% | #185 of 1,451 |
| 6Johnson County, IN | 72 | 32 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +7.4% | #194 of 1,451 |
| 7Shelby County, IN | 71 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.5M | +1.8% | #200 of 1,451 |
| 8Clark County, IN | 71 | 20 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +7.5% | #214 of 1,451 |
| 9Boone County, IN | 71 | 13 | 4.5 | $2.7M | +13.5% | #215 of 1,451 |
| 10Hendricks County, IN | 70 | 27 | 4.0 | $3M | +10.2% | #237 of 1,451 |
| 14Bartholomew County, IN | 66 | 15 | 4.5 | $2.6M | +4.3% | #326 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Bartholomew 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 care71
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops71
- Car washes and detailing66
- Tire shops82
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations73
- Insurance agencies34
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 Bartholomew County, IN?
Bartholomew County has 15 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Bartholomew County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.8M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 33,359 households in Bartholomew County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bartholomew County, IN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Bartholomew County has 4.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.6M, 3% 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 5,560 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Bartholomew County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Bartholomew County at 85,729 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,359 households. Median household income in Bartholomew County is $79,901, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Bartholomew County scores 66 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #326 of 1,451 scored counties.
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