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Car washes and detailers in the Richmond, IN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Richmond, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #377 of 441 scored small-town markets
#15 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Indiana
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,005 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,169
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, the Richmond area has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #377 of 441 scored small-town markets and #15 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 car washes and detailers in the Richmond area. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in the Richmond area spend about $27.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,005 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 18 car washes and detailers, that is $1.5M per location, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Richmond area classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,496 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Richmond area declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Richmond area 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 | Richmond area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,496 | 6,513 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,005 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,692 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $880K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 the Richmond area, 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 the Richmond area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,169−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,975
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 165
- Median household income
- $55,692+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,425
- Median home value
- $140,200
- Jobs located here
- 29,039
- Daytime population
- 66,064Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Richmond area marked.
Top small-town markets in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Plymouth, IN | 74 | 6 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +1.2% | #52 of 441 |
| 2Bedford, IN | 72 | 9 | 4.7 | $2.5M | +1.2% | #67 of 441 |
| 3Seymour, IN | 68 | 9 | 5.0 | $2.3M | +1.9% | #85 of 441 |
| 4Warsaw, IN | 68 | 16 | 5.0 | $2.2M | +0.9% | #86 of 441 |
| 5Auburn, IN | 66 | 6 | 3.5 | $3.4M | +2.9% | #94 of 441 |
| 6Crawfordsville, IN | 65 | 8 | 5.1 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #108 of 441 |
| 7Angola, IN | 61 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +1.0% | #132 of 441 |
| 8Monticello, IN | 56 | 5 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +2.0% | #166 of 441 |
| 9New Castle, IN | 56 | 10 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +0.5% | #169 of 441 |
| 10Kendallville, IN | 55 | 10 | 5.5 | $2M | +1.0% | #179 of 441 |
| 15Richmond, IN | 30 | 18 | 6.7 | $1.5M | −0.5% | #377 of 441 |
Other business types in the Richmond area
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 shops61
- Collision repair and body shops73
- Car washes and detailing30
- Tire shops70
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations32
- Insurance agencies33
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 the Richmond, IN area?
The Richmond area has 18 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Richmond, IN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $27.1M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,975 households in the Richmond area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Richmond, IN area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Richmond area has 6.7 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.5M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Richmond area would have about 11, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,496 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Richmond, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Richmond area at 66,169 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,975 households. Median household income in the Richmond area is $55,692, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Richmond area scores 30 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #377 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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