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Car washes and detailers in Sedgwick County, KS
How Sedgwick 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #488 of 1,451 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 89
- 26 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $222.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,076 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 538,433
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Sedgwick County comes to about $222.5M a year: $1,076 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 89 car washes and detailers on map listings in Sedgwick County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Sedgwick County classed as car washes, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 5,744 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Sedgwick County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sedgwick County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Sedgwick County is 59 (upper middle), #488 of 1,451 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in Kansas.
How Sedgwick 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 | Sedgwick County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,744 | 5,618 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +30.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,076 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,365 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 36+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 464
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8926 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 538,433+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 206,768
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 997 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 530
- Median household income
- $69,365+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,235
- Median home value
- $203,300
- Jobs located here
- 261,004
- Daytime population
- 549,658Residents 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 Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick 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 care60
- Auto repair shops59
- Collision repair and body shops55
- Car washes and detailing59
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube66
- Gas stations76
- Insurance agencies20
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 Sedgwick County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 89 car washes and detailers in Sedgwick County. 26 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Sedgwick County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $222.5M a year, or $1,076 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 206,768 households in Sedgwick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sedgwick County, KS compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Sedgwick County has 4.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Sedgwick County would have about 88, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,744 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Sedgwick County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Sedgwick County at 538,433 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,768 households. The median household income in Sedgwick County is $69,365 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Sedgwick County scores 59 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #488 of 1,451 scored counties.
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