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Car washes and detailers in Miami County, KS

How Miami 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #136 of 1,451 scored counties
#3 of 21 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,306 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
42% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,240
+5.9% 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

Miami County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #136 of 1,451 scored counties and #3 of 21 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 car washes and detailers in Miami County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in Miami County spend about $17.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,306 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 car washes and detailers, that is $3.6M per location, 42% 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Miami County in 2023. That is one for every 4,579 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Miami County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Miami 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 Miami County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureMiami CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.64.13.8
Spending per listing$3.6M$2.8M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,5795,6186,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.6%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,306$1,140$958
Median household income$89,000$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score7455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
3
Annual payroll, 2023
$117K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Miami 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 Miami County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,240+5.9% since 2020
Households
13,738
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
576 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$89,000+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,192
Median home value
$287,700
Jobs located here
9,234
Daytime population
25,255Residents 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 Miami 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

Other business types in Miami County

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

Questions

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

Miami County has 5 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.

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

About $17.9M a year, or $1,306 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 13,738 households in Miami County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Miami County has 3.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.6M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Miami County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,579 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Miami County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Miami County at 36,240 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,738 households. Median household income in Miami County is $89,000, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Miami County scores 74 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #136 of 1,451 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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