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Car washes and detailers in Barber County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Barber County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,196 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
4,083
−2.9% 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 $1,196 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Barber County spend about $2.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.2M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

There is 1 car wash or detailer on map listings in Barber County as of September 2026. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barber County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Barber County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Barber County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureBarber CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.54.13.8
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.8M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,6186,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.6%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,196$1,140$958
Median household income$61,926$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Barber 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 Barber County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,083−2.9% since 2020
Households
1,828
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,134 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$61,926
Average household income
$85,733
Median home value
$97,000
Jobs located here
1,558
Daytime population
3,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Leavenworth County, KS76113.6$3.4M+3.2%#109 of 1,451
2Butler County, KS76114.3$3M+3.1%#112 of 1,451
3Miami County, KS7453.6$3.6M+5.9%#136 of 1,451
4Harvey County, KS6853.6$3.3M−1.2%#277 of 1,451
5Johnson County, KS68994.0$2.9M+4.2%#280 of 1,451
6Douglas County, KS67193.8$2.7M+1.8%#302 of 1,451
7Wyandotte County, KS66213.4$3.1M+1.0%#316 of 1,451
8Crawford County, KS6553.2$3.3M+0.1%#337 of 1,451
9Sedgwick County, KS59894.3$2.5M+2.6%#488 of 1,451
10Shawnee County, KS54273.6$2.8M0.0%#623 of 1,451
Barber County, KSNot scored15.5$2.2M−2.9%

Other business types in Barber County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Barber County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 car wash or detailer in Barber County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Barber County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Barber County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2.2M a year, or $1,196 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 car wash or detailer 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 1,828 households in Barber County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Barber County has 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending.

How fast is Barber County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Barber County at 4,083 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,828 households. The median household income in Barber County is $61,926 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Barber 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 Barber County

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