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Car washes and detailers in Steuben County, IN
How Steuben 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #648 of 1,451 scored counties
#30 of 49 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,106 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,799
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 car washes and detailers in Steuben County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,106 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Steuben County spend about $15.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each location on map listings, 3% above 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 3 businesses with payroll in Steuben County classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,686 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Steuben County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Steuben County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #648 of 1,451 scored counties and #30 of 49 scored counties in Indiana.
How Steuben 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 | Steuben County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,686 | 6,513 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,106 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,911 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $681K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Steuben 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 Steuben County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,799+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 14,058
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,911+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,356
- Median home value
- $216,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,877
- Daytime population
- 34,843Residents 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 |
| 30Steuben County, IN | 53 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +1.0% | #648 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Steuben 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 care40
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing53
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations27
- Insurance agencies19
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 Steuben County, IN?
There are 6 car washes and detailers on map listings in Steuben County as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) 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 Steuben County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.5M a year, or $1,106 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 14,058 households in Steuben County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Steuben County, IN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Steuben County has 4.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.6M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,686 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Steuben County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Steuben County at 34,799 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,058 households. Median household income in Steuben County is $74,911, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Steuben County scores 53 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #648 of 1,451 scored counties.
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