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Car washes and detailers in Lincoln County, NE
How Lincoln 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #771 of 1,451 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,166 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,303
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,166 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $17.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each location on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Lincoln County has 7 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lincoln County classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,963 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #771 of 1,451 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,963 | 4,778 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,166 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,148 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $703K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,303−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,890
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,564 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $65,148+9.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,130
- Median home value
- $189,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,473
- Daytime population
- 33,764Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Lincoln 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 care34
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops61
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops50
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations28
- Insurance agencies15
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 Lincoln County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 car washes and detailers in Lincoln County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. 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 Lincoln County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.4M a year, or $1,166 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 14,890 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, NE compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Lincoln County has 4.7 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.5M, 2% 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,963 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 33,303 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,890 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $65,148 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.0% 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. Lincoln County scores 48 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #771 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 Lincoln County
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