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Car washes and detailers in the Niles, MI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Niles, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #276 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 35
- 9 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $64M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,444
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Niles metro area spend about $64M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,000 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 35 car washes and detailers, that is $1.8M per location, 27% 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 35 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Niles metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 26%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Niles metro area in 2023. That is one for every 9,143 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Niles metro area declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, the Niles metro area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #276 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Niles metro area compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Niles metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,143 | 6,102 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.2% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,000 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,425 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 359 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 the Niles metro area, 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 the Niles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,444−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 63,999
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $65,425+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,826
- Median home value
- $224,300
- Jobs located here
- 53,306
- Daytime population
- 143,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Niles metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ann Arbor, MI | 68 | 45 | 3.0 | $3.4M | −0.4% | #55 of 387 |
| 2Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 63 | 70 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +1.4% | #99 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 61 | 42 | 3.3 | $3.1M | +0.1% | #114 of 387 |
| 3Bay City, MI | 55 | 15 | 3.3 | $3M | −1.6% | #163 of 387 |
| 4Monroe, MI | 55 | 33 | 5.2 | $2.1M | +0.7% | #167 of 387 |
| 5Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 54 | 32 | 4.7 | $2.1M | +1.8% | #172 of 387 |
| 6Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 45 | 237 | 5.4 | $2M | +2.8% | #243 of 387 |
| 7Traverse City, MI | 43 | 32 | 4.9 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #251 of 387 |
| 8Niles, MI | 40 | 35 | 5.5 | $1.8M | −1.3% | #276 of 387 |
| 9Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 39 | 800 | 4.5 | $2.2M | +0.1% | #278 of 387 |
Other business types in the Niles metro area
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 care44
- Auto repair shops45
- Collision repair and body shops53
- Car washes and detailing40
- Tire shops62
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations21
- Insurance agencies34
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 the Niles, MI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 car washes and detailers in the Niles metro area. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Niles, MI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $64M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 63,999 households in the Niles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Niles, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Niles metro area has 5.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Niles metro area would have about 25, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,143 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Niles, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Niles metro area at 152,444 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 63,999 households. The median household income in the Niles metro area is $65,425 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. The Niles metro area scores 40 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #276 of 387 scored metro areas.
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