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Car washes and detailers in Webster County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,020 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,929
−0.7% 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

Households in Webster County spend about $5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,020 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

There is 1 car wash or detailer on map listings in Webster County as of September 2026. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Webster County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Webster County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, Webster County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Webster 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 Webster County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureWebster CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.04.03.8
Spending per listing$5M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,1006,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,020$889$958
Median household income$59,628$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Webster 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 Webster County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,929−0.7% since 2020
Households
4,923
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
332 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$59,628+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,139
Median home value
$112,900
Jobs located here
2,566
Daytime population
10,375Residents 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 Webster 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
Webster County, KYNot scored12.0$5M−0.7%

Other business types in Webster County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 car wash or detailer in Webster County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Webster County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Webster County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, it comes to $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 4,923 households in Webster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Webster County has 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Webster County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Webster County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Webster County at 12,929 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,923 households. The median household income in Webster County is $59,628 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.6% 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. Webster County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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