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Car washes and detailers in Franklin County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Franklin County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $807 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
61% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,500
−1.6% since 2020

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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

At $807 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $15.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $5.3M per location, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Franklin County has 3 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Franklin County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, Franklin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Franklin County 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.

Car washes and detailing in Franklin County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.43.8
Spending per listing$5.3M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,9926,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$807$642$958
Median household income$65,151$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

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
30 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,500−1.6% since 2020
Households
19,514
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,629 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$65,151+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,125
Median home value
$145,400
Jobs located here
17,015
Daytime population
46,034Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in New York, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New York County, NY63240.3$8.7M−1.3%#380 of 1,451
2Tompkins County, NY58102.3$3.3M−1.4%#508 of 1,451
3Rensselaer County, NY58182.7$3.1M−0.2%#509 of 1,451
4Queens County, NY57891.1$4.4M−1.1%#531 of 1,451
5Saratoga County, NY57323.1$2.9M+2.3%#537 of 1,451
6Warren County, NY5693.0$2.8M−0.9%#562 of 1,451
7Columbia County, NY5551.9$4.7M−2.1%#580 of 1,451
8Richmond County, NY55412.4$3.1M+1.3%#582 of 1,451
9Putnam County, NY54133.7$2.9M+1.4%#622 of 1,451
10Westchester County, NY53982.6$3.1M+1.4%#639 of 1,451
Franklin County, NYNot scored31.5$5.3M−1.6%

Other business types in Franklin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Franklin County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 car washes and detailers in Franklin County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Franklin County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $15.8M a year, or $807 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 19,514 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, NY compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Franklin County has 1.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $5.3M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Franklin County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Franklin County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 46,500 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,514 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $65,151 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. 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. Franklin County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Franklin County. It maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Franklin County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Franklin County?

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