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Car washes and detailers in Hardin County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Hardin County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #886 of 1,451 scored counties
#16 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 21
- 5 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $877 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,482
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hardin County comes to about $39.1M a year: $877 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per location, 26% 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 21 car washes and detailers on map listings in Hardin County as of September 2026. 5 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Hardin County in 2023. That is one for every 7,437 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $262K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Hardin County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hardin County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Hardin County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #886 of 1,451 scored counties and #16 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Hardin 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 | Hardin County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,437 | 8,100 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $877 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,647 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $262K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Hardin 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 Hardin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,482+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 44,622
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 624 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 179
- Median household income
- $67,647+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,596
- Median home value
- $225,800
- Jobs located here
- 42,829
- Daytime population
- 107,983Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Hardin County marked.
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 |
| 16Hardin County, KY | 44 | 21 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +2.4% | #886 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Hardin 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 care45
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops62
- Car washes and detailing44
- Tire shops32
- Oil change and quick lube19
- Gas stations44
- Insurance agencies70
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 Hardin County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 car washes and detailers in Hardin County. 5 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Hardin County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $39.1M a year, or $877 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 44,622 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardin County, KY compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Hardin 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 $1.9M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Hardin County would have about 16, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,437 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Hardin County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Hardin County at 113,482 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,622 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $67,647 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Hardin County scores 44 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #886 of 1,451 scored counties.
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