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Car washes and detailers in Hancock County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Hancock County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #313 of 1,451 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $22.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $874 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,171
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 car washes and detailers in Hancock County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $874 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $22.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each location on map listings, 48% above 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Hancock County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Hancock County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Hancock County is 66 (upper middle), #313 of 1,451 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hancock County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Hancock County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,782 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $874 | $876 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,744 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 56 |
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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,171+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,572
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $72,744+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,123
- Median home value
- $310,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,140
- Daytime population
- 54,670Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, ME | 66 | 6 | 2.3 | $3.7M | +3.0% | #313 of 1,451 |
| 2Sagadahoc County, ME | 65 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +3.4% | #340 of 1,451 |
| 3Oxford County, ME | 64 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.1M | +4.2% | #360 of 1,451 |
| 4Cumberland County, ME | 58 | 47 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +4.5% | #519 of 1,451 |
| 5Kennebec County, ME | 57 | 20 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +3.5% | #547 of 1,451 |
| 6Penobscot County, ME | 55 | 24 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +3.8% | #597 of 1,451 |
| 7Somerset County, ME | 50 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.5M | +2.3% | #718 of 1,451 |
| 8York County, ME | 50 | 37 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +4.8% | #720 of 1,451 |
| 9Androscoggin County, ME | 50 | 21 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +4.8% | #734 of 1,451 |
| 10Aroostook County, ME | 32 | 11 | 3.7 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #1,156 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Hancock 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 care31
- Auto repair shops26
- Collision repair and body shops61
- Car washes and detailing66
- Tire shops61
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations32
- Insurance agencies63
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 Hancock County, ME?
There are 6 car washes and detailers on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Hancock County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hancock County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.3M a year, or $874 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 25,572 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, ME compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Hancock County has 2.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.7M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Hancock County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Hancock County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 57,171 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,572 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $72,744, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Hancock County scores 66 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #313 of 1,451 scored counties.
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