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Car washes and detailers in Vigo County, IN
How Vigo 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #878 of 1,451 scored counties
#41 of 49 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 18
- 4 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 106,512
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Vigo County spend about $39.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $939 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each location on map listings, 12% 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 18 car washes and detailers on map listings in Vigo County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 22%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Vigo County in 2023. That is one for every 6,057 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Vigo County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Vigo County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #878 of 1,451 scored counties and #41 of 49 scored counties in Indiana.
How Vigo 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 | Vigo County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,057 | 6,513 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $939 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,976 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 184 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Vigo 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 Vigo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 106,512+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 42,399
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 404 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 263
- Median household income
- $52,976+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,677
- Median home value
- $148,500
- Jobs located here
- 44,404
- Daytime population
- 108,518Residents 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 |
| 41Vigo County, IN | 44 | 18 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +0.4% | #878 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Vigo 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 care44
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops52
- Car washes and detailing44
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations26
- Insurance agencies28
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 Vigo County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 car washes and detailers in Vigo County. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Vigo County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $39.8M a year, or $939 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 42,399 households in Vigo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vigo County, IN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Vigo County has 4.2 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.2M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Vigo County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,057 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Vigo County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Vigo County at 106,512 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,399 households. The median household income in Vigo County is $52,976 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Vigo County scores 44 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #878 of 1,451 scored counties.
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