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Car washes and detailers in Johnson County, KS
How Johnson County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #280 of 1,451 scored counties
#5 of 21 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 99
- 30 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- +44.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $291.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,169 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 636,906
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 99 car washes and detailers in Johnson County. 30 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,169 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Johnson County spend about $291.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.9M per location, 17% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Johnson County was 49 in 2023, up 44.1% from 2019. That is one for every 5,092 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $630K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Johnson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Johnson County is 68 (upper middle), #280 of 1,451 scored counties and #5 of 21 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Johnson 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 | Johnson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,092 | 5,618 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +44.1% | +30.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,169 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $109,208 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 49+44.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 851
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9930 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $630K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Johnson 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 Johnson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 636,906+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 249,531
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,310
- Median household income
- $109,208+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,207
- Median home value
- $391,200
- Jobs located here
- 379,207
- Daytime population
- 678,980Residents 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 Johnson 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 Johnson 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 care83
- Auto repair shops86
- Collision repair and body shops88
- Car washes and detailing68
- Tire shops79
- Oil change and quick lube71
- Gas stations81
- Insurance agencies19
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 Johnson County, KS?
Johnson County has 99 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 44.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Johnson County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $291.6M a year, or $1,169 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 249,531 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnson County, KS compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Johnson County has 4.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.9M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Johnson County would have about 116, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,092 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 44.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Johnson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Johnson County at 636,906 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,531 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $109,208, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. Johnson County scores 68 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #280 of 1,451 scored counties.
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