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Car washes and detailers in Madison County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #766 of 1,451 scored counties
#24 of 48 scored counties in New York

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$23.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $896 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,120
−1.2% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Madison County comes to about $23.5M a year: $896 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per location, 17% 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 8 car washes and detailers on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Madison County is 48 (lower middle), #766 of 1,451 scored counties and #24 of 48 scored counties in New York.

How Madison 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 Madison County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.43.8
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,9926,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$896$642$958
Median household income$75,499$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4846

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
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,120−1.2% since 2020
Households
26,252
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
655 sq. mi.
People per square mile
103
Median household income
$75,499+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,121
Median home value
$184,600
Jobs located here
21,340
Daytime population
58,101Residents 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 Madison 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
24Madison County, NY4883.0$2.9M−1.2%#766 of 1,451

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 car washes and detailers in Madison County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Madison County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $23.5M a year, or $896 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 26,252 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 3.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.9M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Madison County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Madison County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 67,120 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,252 households. The median household income in Madison County is $75,499 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Madison County scores 48 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #766 of 1,451 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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