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Car washes and detailers in Fayette County, KY
How Fayette County, KY 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,014 of 1,451 scored counties
#20 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 66
- 16 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $113.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $812 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 329,751
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 66 car washes and detailers in Fayette County. 16 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 24% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Fayette County spend about $113.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $812 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 66 car washes and detailers, that is $1.7M per location, 32% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Fayette County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 7,762 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $65K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Fayette County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fayette County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,014 of 1,451 scored counties and #20 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Fayette 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.
| Measure | Fayette County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,762 | 8,100 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $812 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,479 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 159
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6616 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $65K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 329,751+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 139,715
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 284 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,140
- Median household income
- $69,479+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,616
- Median home value
- $293,500
- Jobs located here
- 208,353
- Daytime population
- 386,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 77 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +4.9% | #101 of 1,451 |
| 2Jessamine County, KY | 73 | 5 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +7.8% | #156 of 1,451 |
| 3Boone County, KY | 70 | 15 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +6.5% | #232 of 1,451 |
| 4Bullitt County, KY | 69 | 12 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #260 of 1,451 |
| 5Shelby County, KY | 68 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +6.2% | #283 of 1,451 |
| 6Kenton County, KY | 61 | 17 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +3.9% | #428 of 1,451 |
| 7Scott County, KY | 59 | 10 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +8.2% | #499 of 1,451 |
| 8Campbell County, KY | 58 | 15 | 3.8 | $2.3M | +2.5% | #522 of 1,451 |
| 9Madison County, KY | 56 | 15 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +9.4% | #575 of 1,451 |
| 10Nelson County, KY | 55 | 9 | 4.7 | $2.2M | +4.8% | #605 of 1,451 |
| 20Fayette County, KY | 39 | 66 | 4.7 | $1.7M | +2.2% | #1,014 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Fayette 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 shops55
- Collision repair and body shops58
- Car washes and detailing39
- Tire shops51
- Oil change and quick lube37
- Gas stations63
- Insurance agencies38
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 Fayette County, KY?
Fayette County has 66 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Fayette County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $113.5M a year, or $812 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 139,715 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, KY compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Fayette County has 4.7 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.7M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Fayette County would have about 45, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,762 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 329,751 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,715 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $69,479, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Fayette County scores 39 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,014 of 1,451 scored counties.
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