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Car washes and detailers in New Hampshire

Markets across New Hampshire ranked by the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
251
36 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
87
+26.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$541.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
4.5
18% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.2M
14% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#39 of 51
Market score 37 · Lower middle

A site report maps the car washes and detailers on map listings around any address in New Hampshire by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 251 car washes and detailers in New Hampshire. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 14%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in New Hampshire spend about $541.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $974 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 251 car washes and detailers, that is $2.2M per location, 14% 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 New Hampshire was 87 in 2023, up 26.1% from 2019. That is one for every 6,389 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 16.7% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $9.8M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in New Hampshire.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Hampshire ranks #39 for car washes and detailers, with a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Manchester-Nashua metro area scores highest (57). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Lebanon-Claremont area scores highest (66).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Hampshire, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New Hampshire, ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Manchester-Nashua, NH57694.1$2.4M+2.5%#150 of 387
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH496053.1$2.7M+2.3%#195 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New Hampshire, ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT66343.7$2.4M+1.5%#99 of 441
2Concord, NH60274.4$2.3M+2.6%#139 of 441
3Keene, NH48165.2$1.8M+2.3%#235 of 441
4Laconia, NH37166.1$1.6M+2.1%#327 of 441

Counties

Counties in New Hampshire, ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hillsborough County, NH59694.1$2.4M+2.5%#496 of 1,451
2Rockingham County, NH53594.6$2.3M+3.0%#655 of 1,451
3Merrimack County, NH53274.4$2.3M+2.6%#656 of 1,451
4Grafton County, NH47143.8$2.4M+2.2%#800 of 1,451
5Sullivan County, NH4474.2$2.2M+2.1%#880 of 1,451
6Cheshire County, NH41165.2$1.8M+2.3%#963 of 1,451
7Carroll County, NH37115.0$1.9M+5.0%#1,064 of 1,451
8Strafford County, NH35275.2$1.8M+3.0%#1,100 of 1,451
9Coos County, NH3353.6$2.2M+0.4%#1,138 of 1,451
10Belknap County, NH30166.1$1.6M+2.1%#1,212 of 1,451

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire has 251 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 36 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 26.1% from 2019.

How much do households in New Hampshire spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $541.1M a year, or $974 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 251 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 555,822 households in New Hampshire and national spending patterns by income.

How does New Hampshire compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

New Hampshire has 4.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.2M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, New Hampshire would have about 215, against 251 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,389 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.

Which market in New Hampshire has the highest market score for car washes and detailers?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Manchester-Nashua metro area scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Lebanon-Claremont area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 10 scored counties in New Hampshire, Hillsborough County scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. New Hampshire scores 37 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #39 of the 50 states and DC.

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