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Car washes and detailers in Delaware County, IN
The car washes and detailers in Delaware County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #406 of 1,451 scored counties
#19 of 49 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 13
- 10 chain locations (77%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,106
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $988 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Delaware County spend about $45.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 13 car washes and detailers, that is $3.5M per location, 40% 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 13 car washes and detailers on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 77% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Delaware County classed as car washes. That is one for every 5,782 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delaware County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Delaware County is 62 (upper middle), #406 of 1,451 scored counties and #19 of 49 scored counties in Indiana.
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,782 | 6,513 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $988 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,127 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,106+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 46,256
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $58,127+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,454
- Median home value
- $139,400
- Jobs located here
- 44,237
- Daytime population
- 112,299Residents 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 Delaware 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 |
| 19Delaware County, IN | 62 | 13 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +1.2% | #406 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 care57
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops67
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops70
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations32
- Insurance agencies31
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 Delaware County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 car washes and detailers in Delaware County. 10 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Delaware County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $45.7M a year, or $988 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 46,256 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, IN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Delaware County has 2.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.5M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Delaware County would have about 18, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,782 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 113,106 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,256 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $58,127 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Delaware County scores 62 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #406 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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