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Car washes and detailers in Dukes County, MA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,091 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,219
+3.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 car washes and detailers in Dukes County. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households.

At $1,091 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Dukes County spend about $8.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each location on map listings. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Dukes County classed as car washes. That is one for every 2,528 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Dukes County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, Dukes County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dukes County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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 Dukes County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureDukes CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.63.13.8
Spending per listing$4.1M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment2,5286,2596,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.2%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,091$841$958
Median household income$125,786$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
4
Annual payroll, 2023
$214K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Dukes 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 Dukes County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,219+3.1% since 2020
Households
7,584
Median age
50.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
103 sq. mi.
People per square mile
203
Median household income
$125,786+75.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$207,940
Median home value
$1,165,800
Jobs located here
7,891
Daytime population
20,942Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Dukes County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hampshire County, MA77121.9$4.5M+10.4%#89 of 1,451
2Suffolk County, MA61491.5$3.5M+0.1%#429 of 1,451
3Middlesex County, MA611832.9$3M+2.8%#432 of 1,451
4Bristol County, MA59763.3$2.7M+2.9%#485 of 1,451
5Barnstable County, MA55323.0$3.1M+2.4%#584 of 1,451
6Essex County, MA531013.2$2.7M+2.3%#646 of 1,451
7Franklin County, MA52113.5$2.4M−0.3%#681 of 1,451
8Plymouth County, MA49814.0$2.5M+3.5%#746 of 1,451
9Worcester County, MA491293.8$2.4M+3.7%#747 of 1,451
10Norfolk County, MA471053.7$2.4M+2.2%#798 of 1,451
Dukes County, MANot scored22.6$4.1M+3.1%

Other business types in Dukes County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Dukes County, MA?

There are 2 car washes and detailers on map listings in Dukes County as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.

How much do households in Dukes County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $8.3M a year, or $1,091 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 7,584 households in Dukes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dukes County has 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Dukes County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,528 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Dukes County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Dukes County at 21,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,584 households. Median household income in Dukes County is $125,786, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 75.2%, 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. Dukes County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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 Dukes County

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