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Car washes and detailers in Dawson County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Dawson County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #403 of 1,451 scored counties
#4 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,290 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,452
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,290 per household (35% above the U.S. average), households in Dawson County spend about $11.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 car washes and detailers, that is $2.4M per location, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Dawson County has 5 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Dawson County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dawson County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Dawson County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #403 of 1,451 scored counties and #4 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Dawson County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Dawson County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,778 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,290 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,880 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 49 |
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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,452+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,145
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $69,880+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,897
- Median home value
- $166,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,382
- Daytime population
- 24,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Dawson County marked.
Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 70 | 29 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +9.0% | #235 of 1,451 |
| 2Lancaster County, NE | 66 | 62 | 4.6 | $2.3M | +3.4% | #328 of 1,451 |
| 3Cass County, NE | 64 | 5 | 4.6 | $2.9M | +3.9% | #362 of 1,451 |
| 4Dawson County, NE | 63 | 5 | 5.5 | $2.4M | +1.5% | #403 of 1,451 |
| 5Dodge County, NE | 55 | 7 | 4.6 | $2.6M | +2.6% | #593 of 1,451 |
| 6Douglas County, NE | 54 | 101 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +3.6% | #629 of 1,451 |
| 7Buffalo County, NE | 51 | 10 | 5.0 | $2.4M | +1.9% | #702 of 1,451 |
| 8Lincoln County, NE | 48 | 7 | 4.7 | $2.5M | −3.6% | #771 of 1,451 |
| 9Platte County, NE | 46 | 8 | 5.9 | $2M | +3.9% | #830 of 1,451 |
| 10Scotts Bluff County, NE | 39 | 7 | 4.6 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #1,002 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Dawson 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 care46
- Auto repair shops58
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing63
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations33
- Insurance agencies28
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 Dawson County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 car washes and detailers in Dawson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Dawson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Dawson County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.8M a year, or $1,290 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 9,145 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, NE compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Dawson County has 5.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.4M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending.
How fast is Dawson County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 24,452 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,145 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $69,880 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Dawson County scores 63 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #403 of 1,451 scored counties.
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