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Car washes and detailers in Dubois County, IN
How Dubois County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #835 of 1,451 scored counties
#37 of 49 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 12
- 4 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $21.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,207 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 79% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,016
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,207 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Dubois County spend about $21.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.8M per location, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Dubois County has 12 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 79% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Dubois County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Dubois County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Dubois County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #835 of 1,451 scored counties and #37 of 49 scored counties in Indiana.
How Dubois 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 | Dubois County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,513 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,207 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,979 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 61 |
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
- 124 chain locations
- 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 Dubois 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 Dubois County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,016+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,574
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $75,979+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,905
- Median home value
- $230,100
- Jobs located here
- 28,351
- Daytime population
- 47,957Residents 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 |
| 37Dubois County, IN | 46 | 12 | 6.8 | $1.8M | +0.9% | #835 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Dubois 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 care55
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops48
- Car washes and detailing46
- Tire shops63
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations56
- Insurance agencies21
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 Dubois County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 car washes and detailers in Dubois County. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Dubois County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Dubois County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21.2M a year, or $1,207 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 17,574 households in Dubois County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dubois County, IN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Dubois County has 6.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.8M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Dubois County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Dubois County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Dubois County at 44,016 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,574 households. The median household income in Dubois County is $75,979 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Dubois County scores 46 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #835 of 1,451 scored counties.
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