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Car washes and detailers in Douglas County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Douglas County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #302 of 1,451 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 19
- 5 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $52.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,920
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,035 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $52.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 19 car washes and detailers, that is $2.7M per location, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Douglas County has 19 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Douglas County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 8,401 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Douglas County is 67 (upper middle), #302 of 1,451 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Douglas 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.
| Measure | Douglas County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,401 | 5,618 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,035 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,746 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 195 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,920+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 50,406
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 264
- Median household income
- $69,746+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,109
- Median home value
- $309,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,342
- Daytime population
- 115,968Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Douglas County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| 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 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 care72
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing67
- Tire shops74
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations70
- Insurance agencies36
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 Douglas County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 car washes and detailers in Douglas County. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Douglas County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $52.2M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 50,406 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, KS compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Douglas County has 3.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.7M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Douglas County would have about 21, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,401 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 120,920 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,406 households. The median household income in Douglas County is $69,746 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Douglas County scores 67 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #302 of 1,451 scored counties.
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