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Car washes and detailers in Sagadahoc County, ME
How Sagadahoc County, ME 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #340 of 1,451 scored counties
#2 of 11 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $933 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,979
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 car washes and detailers in Sagadahoc County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $933 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Sagadahoc County spend about $15.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each location on map listings, 22% 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 Sagadahoc County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sagadahoc County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Sagadahoc County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #340 of 1,451 scored counties and #2 of 11 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sagadahoc 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 | Sagadahoc County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $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 | +3.4% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $933 | $876 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,806 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 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
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,979+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 16,446
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 254 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $87,806+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,102
- Median home value
- $333,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,774
- Daytime population
- 36,121Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Maine, with Sagadahoc County marked.
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 Sagadahoc 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 shops44
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing65
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations33
- Insurance agencies72
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 Sagadahoc County, ME?
There are 5 car washes and detailers on map listings in Sagadahoc County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Sagadahoc County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Sagadahoc County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.3M a year, or $933 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 16,446 households in Sagadahoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sagadahoc County, ME compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Sagadahoc County has 3.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Sagadahoc County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Sagadahoc County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Sagadahoc County at 37,979 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,446 households. Median household income in Sagadahoc County is $87,806, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Sagadahoc County scores 65 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #340 of 1,451 scored counties.
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