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Car washes and detailers in Campbell County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Campbell County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #522 of 1,451 scored counties
#8 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
15
3 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$35.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $897 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
95,441
+2.5% 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

At $897 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Campbell County spend about $35.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each location on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Campbell County has 15 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Campbell County classed as car washes. That is one for every 9,808 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Campbell County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Campbell County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #522 of 1,451 scored counties and #8 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Campbell County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Campbell County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCampbell CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.03.8
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment9,8088,1006,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$897$889$958
Median household income$77,567$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5842

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$982K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
153 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Campbell 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 Campbell County

Population, 2025 estimate
95,441+2.5% since 2020
Households
39,232
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
151 sq. mi.
People per square mile
617
Median household income
$77,567+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,442
Median home value
$252,000
Jobs located here
33,174
Daytime population
78,405Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Campbell County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY77104.3$2.7M+4.9%#101 of 1,451
2Jessamine County, KY7352.5$3.7M+7.8%#156 of 1,451
3Boone County, KY70152.9$3.4M+6.5%#232 of 1,451
4Bullitt County, KY69123.8$2.7M+5.0%#260 of 1,451
5Shelby County, KY6873.8$2.7M+6.2%#283 of 1,451
6Kenton County, KY61172.5$3.6M+3.9%#428 of 1,451
7Scott County, KY59104.4$2.3M+8.2%#499 of 1,451
8Campbell County, KY58153.8$2.3M+2.5%#522 of 1,451
9Madison County, KY56154.0$2.3M+9.4%#575 of 1,451
10Nelson County, KY5594.7$2.2M+4.8%#605 of 1,451

Other business types in Campbell County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Campbell County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 car washes and detailers in Campbell County. 3 of them (20%) 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 Campbell County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $35.2M a year, or $897 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 39,232 households in Campbell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Campbell County has 3.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.3M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Campbell County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,808 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Campbell County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Campbell County at 95,441 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,232 households. The median household income in Campbell County is $77,567 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Campbell County scores 58 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #522 of 1,451 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Campbell County

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