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Car washes and detailers in Ford County, KS
The car washes and detailers in Ford County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,292 of 1,451 scored counties
#19 of 21 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 10
- 3 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,178 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,993
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, Ford County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,292 of 1,451 scored counties and #19 of 21 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 car washes and detailers in Ford County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ford County comes to about $13.9M a year: $1,178 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per location, 45% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Ford County classed as car washes. That is one for every 2,949 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Ford County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ford 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 | Ford County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,949 | 5,618 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,178 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,781 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 103 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 Ford 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 Ford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,993−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,796
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,098 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $70,781+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,372
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,900
- Daytime population
- 35,172Residents 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 Ford 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 |
| 19Ford County, KS | 26 | 10 | 8.5 | $1.4M | −0.6% | #1,292 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Ford 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 care29
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops33
- Car washes and detailing26
- Tire shops36
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations36
- Insurance agencies17
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 Ford County, KS?
There are 10 car washes and detailers on map listings in Ford County as of September 2026. 3 of them (30%) 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 Ford County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.9M a year, or $1,178 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 11,796 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ford County, KS compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Ford County has 8.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.4M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Ford County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,949 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Ford County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ford County at 33,993 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,796 households. Median household income in Ford County is $70,781, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Ford County scores 26 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,292 of 1,451 scored counties.
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