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Car washes and detailers in Warrick County, IN
How Warrick 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #297 of 1,451 scored counties
#12 of 49 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 9
- 5 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,228 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,803
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 car washes and detailers in Warrick County. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Warrick County spend about $30.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,228 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. Spread across 9 car washes and detailers, that is $3.4M per location, 36% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Warrick County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 3,595 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Warrick County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Warrick County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #297 of 1,451 scored counties and #12 of 49 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Warrick 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 | Warrick County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,595 | 6,513 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,228 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $89,844 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $474K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 95 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Warrick 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 Warrick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,803+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,163
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 170
- Median household income
- $89,844+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,557
- Median home value
- $242,500
- Jobs located here
- 17,230
- Daytime population
- 51,081Residents 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 |
| 12Warrick County, IN | 67 | 9 | 3.6 | $3.4M | +4.4% | #297 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Warrick 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 care80
- Auto repair shops78
- Collision repair and body shops69
- Car washes and detailing67
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations78
- Insurance agencies48
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 Warrick County, IN?
There are 9 car washes and detailers on map listings in Warrick County as of September 2026. 5 of them (56%) 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 Warrick County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $30.9M a year, or $1,228 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 25,163 households in Warrick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warrick County, IN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Warrick County has 3.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.4M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Warrick County would have about 12, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,595 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Warrick County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Warrick County at 66,803 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,163 households. Median household income in Warrick County is $89,844, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Warrick County scores 67 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #297 of 1,451 scored counties.
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