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Car washes and detailers in Hancock County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Hancock County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 91 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #7 of 1,451 scored counties
#1 of 49 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 13
- 4 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,241 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 90,969
- +13.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Hancock County is 91 (very high), #7 of 1,451 scored counties and #1 of 49 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hancock County comes to about $41.5M a year: $1,241 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 car washes and detailers, that is $3.2M per location, 27% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Hancock County has 13 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Hancock County classed as car washes. That is one for every 11,158 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hancock County grew 13.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,158 | 6,513 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,241 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $93,186 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 91 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $781K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 90,969+13.5% since 2020
- Households
- 33,474
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 306 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 275
- Median household income
- $93,186+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,107
- Median home value
- $274,800
- Jobs located here
- 27,824
- Daytime population
- 66,104Residents 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 |
Other business types in Hancock 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 care87
- Auto repair shops86
- Collision repair and body shops72
- Car washes and detailing91
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations87
- Insurance agencies49
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 Hancock County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 car washes and detailers in Hancock County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. 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 Hancock County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $41.5M a year, or $1,241 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 33,474 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, IN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Hancock County has 3.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.2M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Hancock County would have about 17, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,158 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 90,969 people in 2025, up 13.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,474 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $93,186 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. Hancock County scores 91 for car washes and detailers (very high), #7 of 1,451 scored counties.
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