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Car washes and detailers in Douglas County, NE
How Douglas County, NE 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #629 of 1,451 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 101
- 38 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +17.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $245.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,030 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,460
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 101 car washes and detailers in Douglas County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,030 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $245.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 101 car washes and detailers, that is $2.4M per location, 3% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 48 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as car washes, up 17.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,967 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.9M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Douglas County.
Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Douglas County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #629 of 1,451 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,967 | 4,778 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.1% | +12.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,030 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,391 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 48+17.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 793
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10138 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $5.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,460+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 238,430
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,809
- Median household income
- $80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,185
- Median home value
- $266,100
- Jobs located here
- 360,817
- Daytime population
- 660,547Residents 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 Douglas 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 Douglas 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 care66
- Auto repair shops65
- Collision repair and body shops54
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops73
- Oil change and quick lube72
- Gas stations74
- Insurance agencies17
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 Douglas County, NE?
There are 101 car washes and detailers on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 38 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 17.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Douglas County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $245.6M a year, or $1,030 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Douglas County has 4.2 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Douglas County would have about 98, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,967 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 54 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #629 of 1,451 scored counties.
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