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Car washes and detailers in Jackson County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Jackson County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #497 of 1,451 scored counties
#23 of 49 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,142 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,370
+1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Jackson County spend about $20.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,142 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each location on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

There are 9 car washes and detailers on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Jackson County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Jackson County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #497 of 1,451 scored counties and #23 of 49 scored counties in Indiana.

How Jackson 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.

Car washes and detailing in Jackson County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.03.93.8
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,5136,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.4%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,142$1,072$958
Median household income$70,262$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5961

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
91 chain location
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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,370+1.9% since 2020
Households
18,138
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
510 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$70,262+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,415
Median home value
$178,300
Jobs located here
22,359
Daytime population
46,218Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Jackson County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN91133.9$3.2M+13.5%#7 of 1,451
2Hamilton County, IN82503.6$3.4M+10.9%#50 of 1,451
3Morgan County, IN74145.0$2.5M+4.4%#147 of 1,451
4Allen County, IN72523.3$3.1M+4.2%#180 of 1,451
5Whitley County, IN7264.3$2.8M+2.1%#185 of 1,451
6Johnson County, IN72325.1$2.3M+7.4%#194 of 1,451
7Shelby County, IN7163.3$3.5M+1.8%#200 of 1,451
8Clark County, IN71203.9$2.7M+7.5%#214 of 1,451
9Boone County, IN71134.5$2.7M+13.5%#215 of 1,451
10Hendricks County, IN70274.0$3M+10.2%#237 of 1,451
23Jackson County, IN5995.0$2.3M+1.9%#497 of 1,451

Other business types in Jackson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Jackson County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 car washes and detailers in Jackson County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Jackson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Jackson County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $20.7M a year, or $1,142 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 18,138 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jackson County, IN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Jackson County has 5.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.3M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Jackson County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Jackson County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 47,370 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,138 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $70,262 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.1% 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. Jackson County scores 59 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #497 of 1,451 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Jackson County

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