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Car washes and detailers in Onondaga County, NY
How Onondaga County, NY compares with other counties 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 #954 of 1,451 scored counties
#32 of 48 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 66
- 17 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $149.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $754 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 466,584
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 66 car washes and detailers in Onondaga County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $754 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Onondaga County spend about $149.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 66 car washes and detailers, that is $2.3M per location, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Onondaga County was 24 in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 8,240 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Onondaga County.
Population estimates show Onondaga County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, Onondaga County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #954 of 1,451 scored counties and #32 of 48 scored counties in New York.
How Onondaga 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.
| Measure | Onondaga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,240 | 7,992 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.0% | +7.0% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $754 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,945 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 24−20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 109
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6617 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 466,584−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 197,760
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 778 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 605
- Median household income
- $76,945+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,088
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 255,873
- Daytime population
- 512,646Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in New York, with Onondaga County marked.
Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New York County, NY | 63 | 24 | 0.3 | $8.7M | −1.3% | #380 of 1,451 |
| 2Tompkins County, NY | 58 | 10 | 2.3 | $3.3M | −1.4% | #508 of 1,451 |
| 3Rensselaer County, NY | 58 | 18 | 2.7 | $3.1M | −0.2% | #509 of 1,451 |
| 4Queens County, NY | 57 | 89 | 1.1 | $4.4M | −1.1% | #531 of 1,451 |
| 5Saratoga County, NY | 57 | 32 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #537 of 1,451 |
| 6Warren County, NY | 56 | 9 | 3.0 | $2.8M | −0.9% | #562 of 1,451 |
| 7Columbia County, NY | 55 | 5 | 1.9 | $4.7M | −2.1% | #580 of 1,451 |
| 8Richmond County, NY | 55 | 41 | 2.4 | $3.1M | +1.3% | #582 of 1,451 |
| 9Putnam County, NY | 54 | 13 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +1.4% | #622 of 1,451 |
| 10Westchester County, NY | 53 | 98 | 2.6 | $3.1M | +1.4% | #639 of 1,451 |
| 32Onondaga County, NY | 41 | 66 | 3.3 | $2.3M | −1.9% | #954 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Onondaga County
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 care31
- Auto repair shops32
- Collision repair and body shops45
- Car washes and detailing41
- Tire shops30
- Oil change and quick lube31
- Gas stations47
- Insurance agencies20
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 Onondaga County, NY?
Onondaga County has 66 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Onondaga County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $149.2M a year, or $754 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 197,760 households in Onondaga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Onondaga County, NY compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Onondaga County has 3.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Onondaga County would have about 59, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,240 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Onondaga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Onondaga County at 466,584 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 197,760 households. Median household income in Onondaga County is $76,945, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Onondaga County scores 41 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #954 of 1,451 scored counties.
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