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Car washes and detailers in the Amsterdam, NY area
How the Amsterdam, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #293 of 441 scored small-town markets
#8 of 12 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $778 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,046
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Amsterdam area spend about $15.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $778 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 car washes and detailers, that is $2.2M per location, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
The Amsterdam area 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. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in the Amsterdam area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Amsterdam area grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, the Amsterdam area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #293 of 441 scored small-town markets and #8 of 12 scored small-town markets based in New York.
How the Amsterdam area compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Amsterdam area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,992 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $778 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,943 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- 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
- 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 the Amsterdam area, 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 the Amsterdam area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,046+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,603
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $64,943+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,002
- Median home value
- $157,500
- Jobs located here
- 18,287
- Daytime population
- 48,064Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monticello, NY | 59 | 10 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #145 of 441 |
| 2Hudson, NY | 56 | 5 | 1.9 | $4.7M | −2.1% | #163 of 441 |
| 3Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 54 | 12 | 2.9 | $2.7M | −2.5% | #183 of 441 |
| 4Cortland, NY | 52 | 5 | 2.6 | $3.2M | −1.9% | #196 of 441 |
| 5Gloversville, NY | 51 | 5 | 2.2 | $3.6M | −1.6% | #212 of 441 |
| 6Plattsburgh, NY | 48 | 12 | 3.6 | $2.3M | −2.0% | #232 of 441 |
| 7Batavia, NY | 43 | 10 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #280 of 441 |
| 8Amsterdam, NY | 41 | 7 | 3.6 | $2.2M | +1.1% | #293 of 441 |
| 9Auburn, NY | 41 | 13 | 4.1 | $2M | −2.3% | #295 of 441 |
| 10Olean, NY | 40 | 9 | 2.8 | $2.7M | −2.1% | #301 of 441 |
Other business types in the Amsterdam area
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 care23
- Auto repair shops26
- Collision repair and body shops39
- Car washes and detailing41
- Tire shops41
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations27
- Insurance agencies38
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 the Amsterdam, NY area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 car washes and detailers in the Amsterdam area. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in the Amsterdam area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Amsterdam, NY area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.3M a year, or $778 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 19,603 households in the Amsterdam area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Amsterdam, NY area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Amsterdam area has 3.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.2M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Amsterdam area would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is the Amsterdam, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Amsterdam area at 50,046 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,603 households. The median household income in the Amsterdam area is $64,943 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Amsterdam area scores 41 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #293 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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