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Car washes and detailers in Finney County, KS

The car washes and detailers in Finney County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,341 of 1,451 scored counties
#20 of 21 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
12
5 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,170 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.1
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,505
−2.1% 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

Finney County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,341 of 1,451 scored counties and #20 of 21 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 car washes and detailers in Finney County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 42%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in Finney County spend about $15.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,170 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12 car washes and detailers, that is $1.3M per location, 49% below 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 Finney County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,307 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Finney County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Finney 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 Finney County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureFinney CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.14.13.8
Spending per listing$1.3M$2.8M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,3075,6186,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.6%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,170$1,140$958
Median household income$73,009$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2355

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Finney 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 Finney County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,505−2.1% since 2020
Households
13,229
Median age
33.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,302 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$73,009+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,638
Median home value
$201,400
Jobs located here
19,852
Daytime population
39,125Residents 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 Finney 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
20Finney County, KS23129.1$1.3M−2.1%#1,341 of 1,451

Other business types in Finney County

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

Questions

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

Finney County has 12 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.

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

About $15.5M a year, or $1,170 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 13,229 households in Finney County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Finney County has 9.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.3M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Finney County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,307 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Finney County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Finney County at 37,505 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,229 households. Median household income in Finney County is $73,009, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Finney County scores 23 for car washes and detailers (low), #1,341 of 1,451 scored counties.

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