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Car washes and detailers in Reno County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Reno County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,025 of 1,451 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,539
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Reno County comes to about $28.6M a year: $1,117 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 car washes and detailers, that is $2.2M per location, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 13 car washes and detailers on map listings in Reno County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Reno County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 3,199 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Reno County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, Reno County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,025 of 1,451 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in Kansas.
How Reno 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 | Reno County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,199 | 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 | $1,117 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,645 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Reno 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 Reno County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,539−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 25,592
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,255 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $60,645+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,239
- Median home value
- $132,500
- Jobs located here
- 26,872
- Daytime population
- 60,463Residents 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 Reno 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 |
| 15Reno County, KS | 38 | 13 | 5.1 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #1,025 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Reno 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 care52
- Auto repair shops49
- Collision repair and body shops41
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops56
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations67
- Insurance agencies16
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 Reno County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 car washes and detailers in Reno County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Reno County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $28.6M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 25,592 households in Reno County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Reno County, KS compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Reno County has 5.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.2M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Reno County would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,199 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Reno County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Reno County at 61,539 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,592 households. The median household income in Reno County is $60,645 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Reno County scores 38 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,025 of 1,451 scored counties.
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