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Car washes and detailers in Warren County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #562 of 1,451 scored counties
#6 of 48 scored counties in New York

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $839 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,020
−0.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 car washes and detailers in Warren County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Warren County comes to about $25.3M a year: $839 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each location on map listings, 12% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as car washes. That is one for every 10,044 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Warren County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Warren County is 56 (upper middle), #562 of 1,451 scored counties and #6 of 48 scored counties in New York.

How Warren 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 Warren County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.43.8
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment10,0447,9926,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$839$642$958
Median household income$78,442$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5646

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$752K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
65,020−0.9% since 2020
Households
30,133
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
867 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$78,442+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,475
Median home value
$267,400
Jobs located here
34,221
Daytime population
69,870Residents 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 Warren 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

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

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

Warren County has 9 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) 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 Warren County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $25.3M a year, or $839 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 30,133 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren 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 $2.8M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Warren County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,044 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 65,020 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 30,133 households. Median household income in Warren County is $78,442, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Warren County scores 56 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #562 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 Warren County

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