Market rankings · Kansas
Car washes and detailers in Kansas
Markets across Kansas ranked by the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 485
- 121 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 209
- +30.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #20 of 51
- Market score 55 · Upper middle
A site report maps the car washes and detailers on map listings around any address in Kansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 485 car washes and detailers in Kansas. 121 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,140 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Kansas spend about $1.3B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 485 car washes and detailers, that is $2.8M per location, 10% 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 209 businesses with payroll in Kansas classed as car washes, up 30.6% from 2019. That is one for every 5,618 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 16.7% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $6.5M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Kansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kansas ranks #20 for car washes and detailers, with a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Lawrence metro area scores highest (67). Of the 10 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Pittsburg area scores highest (69).
Every market in Kansas for car washes and detailers
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lawrence, KS | 67 | 19 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +1.8% | #69 of 387 |
| 2Topeka, KS | 64 | 30 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +0.1% | #85 of 387 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 64 | 367 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +3.4% | #89 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 61 | 18 | 3.8 | $2.8M | −2.0% | #116 of 387 |
| 3Wichita, KS | 60 | 108 | 4.2 | $2.6M | +2.4% | #122 of 387 |
| 4Manhattan, KS | 49 | 22 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #197 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 37 | 48 | 6.0 | $1.8M | +3.9% | #302 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pittsburg, KS | 69 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +0.1% | #79 of 441 |
| 2Salina, KS | 54 | 9 | 3.6 | $3M | −1.4% | #182 of 441 |
| 3Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 48 | 7 | 5.2 | $2.1M | −0.4% | #234 of 441 |
| 4Great Bend, KS | 45 | 5 | 4.8 | $2.2M | −2.5% | #259 of 441 |
| 5Hutchinson, KS | 44 | 13 | 5.1 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #267 of 441 |
| 6McPherson, KS | 44 | 8 | 6.6 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #272 of 441 |
| 7Emporia, KS | 43 | 9 | 6.2 | $1.8M | +0.4% | #283 of 441 |
| 8Dodge City, KS | 30 | 10 | 8.5 | $1.4M | −0.6% | #378 of 441 |
| 9Garden City, KS | 26 | 12 | 9.1 | $1.3M | −2.1% | #402 of 441 |
| 10Liberal, KS | 20 | 8 | 11.0 | $983K | −3.6% | #418 of 441 |
| Hays, KS | Not scored | 4 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +0.4% | |
| Ottawa, KS | Not scored | 4 | 3.8 | $3.2M | +1.1% | |
| Atchison, KS | Not scored | 4 | 7.0 | $1.6M | −0.9% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leavenworth County, KS | 76 | 11 | 3.6 | $3.4M | +3.2% | #109 of 1,451 |
| 2Butler County, KS | 76 | 11 | 4.3 | $3M | +3.1% | #112 of 1,451 |
| 3Miami County, KS | 74 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.6M | +5.9% | #136 of 1,451 |
| 4Harvey County, KS | 68 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.3M | −1.2% | #277 of 1,451 |
| 5Johnson County, KS | 68 | 99 | 4.0 | $2.9M | +4.2% | #280 of 1,451 |
| 6Douglas County, KS | 67 | 19 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +1.8% | #302 of 1,451 |
| 7Wyandotte County, KS | 66 | 21 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +1.0% | #316 of 1,451 |
| 8Crawford County, KS | 65 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +0.1% | #337 of 1,451 |
| 9Sedgwick County, KS | 59 | 89 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +2.6% | #488 of 1,451 |
| 10Shawnee County, KS | 54 | 27 | 3.6 | $2.8M | 0.0% | #623 of 1,451 |
| 11Montgomery County, KS | 53 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.8M | −3.9% | #645 of 1,451 |
| 12Saline County, KS | 42 | 9 | 4.0 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #926 of 1,451 |
| 13Barton County, KS | 41 | 5 | 4.8 | $2.2M | −2.5% | #955 of 1,451 |
| 14Cowley County, KS | 41 | 7 | 5.2 | $2.1M | −0.4% | #957 of 1,451 |
| 15Reno County, KS | 38 | 13 | 5.1 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #1,025 of 1,451 |
| 16McPherson County, KS | 38 | 8 | 6.6 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #1,041 of 1,451 |
| 17Lyon County, KS | 32 | 9 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +0.5% | #1,177 of 1,451 |
| 18Riley County, KS | 31 | 16 | 5.8 | $1.8M | +0.8% | #1,187 of 1,451 |
| 19Ford County, KS | 26 | 10 | 8.5 | $1.4M | −0.6% | #1,292 of 1,451 |
| 20Finney County, KS | 23 | 12 | 9.1 | $1.3M | −2.1% | #1,341 of 1,451 |
| 21Seward County, KS | 21 | 8 | 11.0 | $983K | −3.6% | #1,360 of 1,451 |
| Geary County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 2.1 | $4.6M | −1.2% | |
| Ellis County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +0.4% | |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 3.2 | $4.2M | +6.9% | |
| Franklin County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 3.8 | $3.2M | +1.1% |
Show all 105 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $3.8M | −0.1% | |
| Labette County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $4.5M | −2.4% | |
| Cherokee County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $4.8M | −1.0% | |
| Dickinson County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +1.4% | |
| Jefferson County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $5.2M | −0.2% | |
| Atchison County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 7.0 | $1.6M | −0.9% | |
| Osage County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $8.3M | −0.3% | |
| Neosho County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 4.6 | $2.5M | −1.7% | |
| Bourbon County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $3.4M | −0.1% | |
| Jackson County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.5% | |
| Allen County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $2.9M | −1.8% | |
| Marion County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | $3M | −1.3% | |
| Nemaha County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.0 | $2.6M | −2.1% | |
| Marshall County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 7.2 | $1.9M | −1.7% | |
| Linn County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 2.3 | $5.8M | +3.7% | |
| Rice County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $4.3M | −4.0% | |
| Pratt County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 11.5 | $948K | −0.2% | |
| Cloud County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.2 | $2.2M | −2.0% | |
| Wilson County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.3% | |
| Coffey County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $4.6M | +1.3% | |
| Clay County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $4.3M | −1.7% | |
| Thomas County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 6.4 | $1.9M | −2.5% | |
| Anderson County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.3% | |
| Doniphan County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $3.6M | +1.7% | |
| Grant County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $2.7M | −4.0% | |
| Kingman County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.4% | |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.8% | |
| Russell County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.2 | $3.6M | −1.4% | |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $3.1M | −1.7% | |
| Pawnee County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Greenwood County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.3% | |
| Sherman County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 12.2 | $1.1M | −2.4% | |
| Ottawa County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Mitchell County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.2% | |
| Gray County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.1% | |
| Washington County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $1.4M | −0.2% | |
| Harper County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.5 | $2.5M | −1.8% | |
| Norton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 5.0 | $2.3M | −3.0% | |
| Morris County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $3.1M | −0.3% | |
| Stevens County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 5.3 | $2.4M | −4.9% | |
| Scott County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $2.6M | −6.3% | |
| Phillips County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $2.7M | −4.8% | |
| Rooks County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.7 | $2.7M | −4.9% | |
| Republic County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 5.0 | $2.3M | −0.8% | |
| Barber County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 5.5 | $2.2M | −2.9% | |
| Stafford County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 6.3 | $2M | −1.3% | |
| Meade County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Kearny County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.0 | $2M | −2.0% | |
| Haskell County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Smith County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 6.3 | $2M | 0.0% | |
| Osborne County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.8% | |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.4 | $1.7M | −1.9% | |
| Woodson County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 15.9 | $753K | +0.7% | |
| Rush County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.2% | |
| Lincoln County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.0% | |
| Jewell County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.6 | $1.7M | −3.3% | |
| Gove County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.0% | |
| Edwards County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.6% | |
| Trego County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.3 | $1.9M | −2.5% | |
| Decatur County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 15.1 | $841K | −1.7% | |
| Logan County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.1 | $1.6M | −2.9% | |
| Ness County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.1% | |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Morton County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.4% | |
| Chase County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Rawlins County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.5 | $1.4M | −5.3% | |
| Hamilton County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Elk County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Sheridan County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.8% | |
| Kiowa County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 10.5 | $1.3M | −1.0% | |
| Graham County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Wichita County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.5% | |
| Stanton County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.5% | |
| Clark County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Comanche County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 12.1 | $941K | −0.4% | |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.0% | |
| Lane County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 14.1 | $977K | −3.8% | |
| Wallace County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Greeley County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 18.5 | $675K | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many car washes and detailers are in Kansas?
Kansas has 485 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 121 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 209 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 30.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Kansas spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.3B a year, or $1,140 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 485 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Kansas has 4.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.8M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Kansas would have about 531, against 485 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,618 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for car washes and detailers?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Lawrence metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 10 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Pittsburg area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 21 scored counties in Kansas, Leavenworth County scores highest, at 76 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kansas scores 55 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #20 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kansas. 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.
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