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Car washes and detailers in the Glens Falls, NY metro area
How the Glens Falls, NY metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #107 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $845 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 124,373
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Glens Falls metro area spend about $46.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $845 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each location on map listings, 41% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 13 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Glens Falls metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Glens Falls metro area classed as car washes. That is one for every 18,201 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Glens Falls metro area declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Glens Falls metro area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #107 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the Glens Falls metro 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 | Glens Falls metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,201 | 7,992 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $845 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,836 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $752K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Glens Falls metro 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 Glens Falls metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 124,373−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 54,602
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $75,836+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,103
- Median home value
- $232,500
- Jobs located here
- 49,038
- Daytime population
- 117,382Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in New York, with the Glens Falls metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glens Falls, NY | 62 | 13 | 2.4 | $3.5M | −1.9% | #107 of 387 |
| 2Ithaca, NY | 58 | 10 | 2.3 | $3.3M | −1.4% | #129 of 387 |
| 3New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 49 | 1,601 | 2.2 | $3M | +0.6% | #194 of 387 |
| 4Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 48 | 119 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +1.9% | #208 of 387 |
| 5Kingston, NY | 48 | 27 | 3.6 | $2.4M | +1.1% | #210 of 387 |
| 6Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 47 | 150 | 3.0 | $2.5M | −0.8% | #221 of 387 |
| 7Syracuse, NY | 45 | 87 | 3.2 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #238 of 387 |
| 8Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 42 | 99 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +3.0% | #259 of 387 |
| 9Rochester, NY | 32 | 173 | 3.9 | $2M | −0.7% | #327 of 387 |
| 10Binghamton, NY | 31 | 38 | 3.7 | $2M | −1.3% | #335 of 387 |
Other business types in the Glens Falls metro 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 care36
- Auto repair shops27
- Collision repair and body shops30
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops28
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations28
- Insurance agencies53
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 Glens Falls, NY metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 car washes and detailers in the Glens Falls metro area. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. 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 the Glens Falls, NY metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $46.1M a year, or $845 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 54,602 households in the Glens Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Glens Falls, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Glens Falls metro area has 2.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.5M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Glens Falls metro area would have about 18, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,201 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Glens Falls, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Glens Falls metro area at 124,373 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,602 households. The median household income in the Glens Falls metro area is $75,836 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. The Glens Falls metro area scores 62 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #107 of 387 scored metro areas.
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