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Car washes and detailers in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area
How the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #259 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 99
- 17 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $230.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 718,377
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area spend about $230.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $904 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 99 car washes and detailers, that is $2.3M per location, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area has 99 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 5,098 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.9M has gone to businesses classed as car washes in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area is 42 (lower middle), #259 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 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 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,098 | 7,992 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.7% | +7.0% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $904 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $98,233 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50+8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 372
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9917 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 92The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 718,377+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 254,883
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 438
- Median household income
- $98,233
- Average household income
- $128,603
- Median home value
- $393,600
- Jobs located here
- 259,641
- Daytime population
- 650,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 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 shops31
- Collision repair and body shops26
- Car washes and detailing42
- Tire shops50
- Oil change and quick lube74
- Gas stations29
- Insurance agencies47
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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 99 car washes and detailers in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area. 17 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $230.4M a year, or $904 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 254,883 households in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area has 3.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.3M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area would have about 92, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,098 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area at 718,377 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 254,883 households. The median household income in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area is $98,233 a year, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area scores 42 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #259 of 387 scored metro areas.
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