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Car washes and detailers in Decatur County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Decatur County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,137 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.1M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 26,576
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Decatur County spend about $12.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,137 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 car washes and detailers, that is $6.1M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 2 car washes and detailers on map listings in Decatur County as of September 2026. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Decatur County classed as car washes. That is one for every 3,571 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Decatur County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, Decatur County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Decatur 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 | Decatur County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.1M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,571 | 6,513 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,137 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,783 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $324K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,576+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 10,712
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 373 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $69,783+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,207
- Median home value
- $199,100
- Jobs located here
- 14,170
- Daytime population
- 27,416Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Decatur County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 1.9 | $6.1M | +0.4% |
Other business types in Decatur 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 Decatur County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 car washes and detailers in Decatur County. 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 Decatur County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.2M a year, or $1,137 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 10,712 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Decatur County, IN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Decatur County has 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Decatur County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,571 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Decatur County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Decatur County at 26,576 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,712 households. The median household income in Decatur County is $69,783 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Decatur County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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