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Car washes and detailers in Harrison County, IA

How Harrison County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,283 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
14,623
+0.4% 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

At $1,283 per household (34% above the U.S. average), households in Harrison County spend about $7.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each location on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Harrison County has 2 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates show Harrison County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, Harrison County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Harrison County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Harrison County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureHarrison CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.35.13.8
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,3576,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.1%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,283$1,134$958
Median household income$79,535$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,623+0.4% since 2020
Households
6,089
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
697 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$79,535+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,184
Median home value
$176,000
Jobs located here
3,669
Daytime population
11,431Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA9652.4$5.2M+9.0%#1 of 1,451
2Marion County, IA6086.0$2.1M+2.3%#474 of 1,451
3Story County, IA59153.9$2.8M+2.7%#481 of 1,451
4Johnson County, IA59304.7$2.2M+4.6%#501 of 1,451
5Dallas County, IA59276.4$1.9M+17.8%#505 of 1,451
6Jasper County, IA5853.3$3.6M+0.9%#507 of 1,451
7Sioux County, IA5175.5$2.4M+2.5%#700 of 1,451
8Clinton County, IA51105.1$2.2M−0.9%#707 of 1,451
9Polk County, IA481125.5$2M+4.8%#785 of 1,451
10Des Moines County, IA4563.5$3M−2.0%#843 of 1,451
Harrison County, IANot scored23.3$3.9M+0.4%

Other business types in Harrison County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Harrison County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 car washes and detailers in Harrison County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Harrison County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Harrison County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.8M a year, or $1,283 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 6,089 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Harrison County has 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Harrison County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Harrison County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Harrison County at 14,623 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,089 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $79,535 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Harrison County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Harrison County. It maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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