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Car washes and detailers in St. Lawrence County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in St. Lawrence County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #696 of 1,451 scored counties
#17 of 48 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $770 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,488
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 car washes and detailers in St. Lawrence County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $770 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in St. Lawrence County spend about $32.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.7M per location, 6% above 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 St. Lawrence County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 13,889 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show St. Lawrence County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, St. Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #696 of 1,451 scored counties and #17 of 48 scored counties in New York.
How St. Lawrence 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 | St. Lawrence County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,889 | 7,992 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $770 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,850 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $200K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,488−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 41,666
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,680 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $62,850+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,668
- Median home value
- $121,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,561
- Daytime population
- 102,579Residents 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 St. Lawrence 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 |
| 17St. Lawrence County, NY | 51 | 12 | 2.9 | $2.7M | −2.5% | #696 of 1,451 |
Other business types in St. Lawrence 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 shops23
- Collision repair and body shops42
- Car washes and detailing51
- Tire shops41
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations41
- Insurance agencies39
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 St. Lawrence County, NY?
St. Lawrence County has 12 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. 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 St. Lawrence County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $32.1M a year, or $770 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 41,666 households in St. Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Lawrence County, NY compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
St. Lawrence County has 2.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.7M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, St. Lawrence County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,889 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Lawrence County, NY growing?
Population estimates put St. Lawrence County at 105,488 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,666 households. Median household income in St. Lawrence County is $62,850, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. St. Lawrence County scores 51 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #696 of 1,451 scored counties.
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