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Car washes and detailers in the Corbin, KY area
The car washes and detailers in the Corbin, KY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #152 of 441 scored small-town markets
#5 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 20
- 3 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $849 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 150,040
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $849 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Corbin area spend about $48M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 20 car washes and detailers, that is $2.4M per location, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
The Corbin area has 20 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Corbin area classed as car washes. That is one for every 18,845 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Corbin area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in the Corbin area is 58 (upper middle), #152 of 441 scored small-town markets and #5 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.
How the Corbin area 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.
| Measure | Corbin area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,845 | 8,100 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $849 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $46,363 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 203 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 the Corbin area, 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 the Corbin area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 150,040+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 56,536
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,727 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $46,363
- Average household income
- $63,136
- Median home value
- $134,600
- Jobs located here
- 54,326
- Daytime population
- 151,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond-Berea, KY | 69 | 18 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +7.0% | #82 of 441 |
| 2Mount Sterling, KY | 67 | 6 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +3.1% | #91 of 441 |
| 3Danville, KY | 65 | 7 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +3.6% | #105 of 441 |
| 4Frankfort, KY | 65 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +3.1% | #106 of 441 |
| 5Corbin, KY | 58 | 20 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +0.1% | #152 of 441 |
| 6Glasgow, KY | 58 | 9 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +2.6% | #153 of 441 |
| 7Mayfield, KY | 52 | 5 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #198 of 441 |
| 8Henderson, KY | 49 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #225 of 441 |
| 9Pikeville, KY | 45 | 9 | 2.3 | $3.5M | −5.4% | #255 of 441 |
| 10Murray, KY | 43 | 7 | 4.6 | $1.8M | +4.9% | #282 of 441 |
Other business types in the Corbin area
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 care38
- Auto repair shops38
- Collision repair and body shops42
- Car washes and detailing58
- Tire shops48
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations36
- Insurance agencies73
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 the Corbin, KY area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 car washes and detailers in the Corbin area. 3 of them (15%) 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 the Corbin, KY area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $48M a year, or $849 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 56,536 households in the Corbin area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Corbin, KY area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Corbin area has 3.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.4M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Corbin area would have about 19, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,845 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Corbin, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Corbin area at 150,040 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,536 households. The median household income in the Corbin area is $46,363 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Corbin area scores 58 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #152 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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