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Car washes and detailers in Madison County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Madison County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,258 of 1,451 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,084 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,106
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,258 of 1,451 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Madison County comes to about $15.7M a year: $1,084 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each location on map listings, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Madison County has 12 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Madison County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,616 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates show Madison County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,616 | 4,778 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,084 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,128 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $719K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,106+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,462
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $63,128+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,535
- Median home value
- $208,500
- Jobs located here
- 21,019
- Daytime population
- 37,830Residents 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 |
| 12Madison County, NE | 28 | 12 | 8.3 | $1.3M | +1.6% | #1,258 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Madison 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 care29
- Auto repair shops31
- Collision repair and body shops27
- Car washes and detailing28
- Tire shops43
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations41
- Insurance agencies14
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 Madison County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 car washes and detailers in Madison County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Madison County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.7M a year, or $1,084 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 14,462 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, NE compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Madison County has 8.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.3M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Madison County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,616 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 36,106 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,462 households. The median household income in Madison County is $63,128 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. Madison County scores 28 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,258 of 1,451 scored counties.
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