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Car washes and detailers in Lancaster County, NE
How Lancaster 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #328 of 1,451 scored counties
#2 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 62
- 13 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $142.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,065 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 334,049
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 car washes and detailers in Lancaster County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lancaster County comes to about $142.8M a year: $1,065 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each location on map listings, 9% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Lancaster County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 9,580 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $45K have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Lancaster County.
Population estimates show Lancaster County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Lancaster County is 66 (upper middle), #328 of 1,451 scored counties and #2 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lancaster 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 | Lancaster County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,580 | 4,778 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,065 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,793 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 258
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $45K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 334,049+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 134,126
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 838 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 390
- Median household income
- $74,793+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,420
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 180,543
- Daytime population
- 346,989Residents 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 care57
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops55
- Car washes and detailing66
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube59
- Gas stations69
- Insurance agencies23
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 Lancaster County, NE?
Lancaster County has 62 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Lancaster County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $142.8M a year, or $1,065 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 134,126 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, NE compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Lancaster County has 4.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.3M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 57, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,580 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 334,049 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,126 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $74,793, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 66 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #328 of 1,451 scored counties.
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 Lancaster County
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