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Car washes and detailers in Edgecombe County, NC

How Edgecombe County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $892 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
74% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,121
+0.7% 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

At $892 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Edgecombe County spend about $17.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each location on map listings, 74% 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 4 car washes and detailers on map listings in Edgecombe County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Edgecombe County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, Edgecombe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Edgecombe County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Edgecombe County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureEdgecombe CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.03.93.8
Spending per listing$4.4M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,9636,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$892$939$958
Median household income$51,265$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
43 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe County

Population, 2025 estimate
49,121+0.7% since 2020
Households
19,652
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$51,265+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,605
Median home value
$125,100
Jobs located here
12,843
Daytime population
39,481Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Edgecombe County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Moore County, NC82122.7$3.5M+10.3%#48 of 1,451
2Orange County, NC81111.9$4.9M+6.1%#52 of 1,451
3Rowan County, NC78162.7$3.6M+5.6%#75 of 1,451
4Randolph County, NC77172.9$3.4M+3.5%#93 of 1,451
5Brunswick County, NC77253.6$2.7M+26.5%#102 of 1,451
6Robeson County, NC76102.3$3.9M+3.4%#107 of 1,451
7Stanly County, NC7593.6$2.9M+9.8%#129 of 1,451
8Union County, NC74323.8$3M+11.7%#142 of 1,451
9Jackson County, NC7252.7$3.4M+6.9%#177 of 1,451
10Rockingham County, NC72123.0$3M+3.3%#181 of 1,451
Edgecombe County, NCNot scored42.0$4.4M+0.7%

Other business types in Edgecombe County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Edgecombe County, NC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 car washes and detailers in Edgecombe County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Edgecombe County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Edgecombe County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $17.5M a year, or $892 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 19,652 households in Edgecombe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Edgecombe County has 2.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $4.4M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Edgecombe County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Edgecombe County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Edgecombe County at 49,121 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,652 households. The median household income in Edgecombe County is $51,265 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.1% 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. Edgecombe County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Edgecombe County

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