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Car washes and detailers in Orange County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Orange County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #52 of 1,451 scored counties
#2 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $53.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 94% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,498
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
Orange County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #52 of 1,451 scored counties and #2 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.
At $939 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Orange County spend about $53.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 11 car washes and detailers, that is $4.9M per location, 94% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Orange County has 11 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Orange County classed as car washes. That is one for every 11,468 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Orange County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Orange 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.
| Measure | Orange County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,468 | 6,963 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $939 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $90,089 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $309K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,498+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 57,342
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 376
- Median household income
- $90,089+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,307
- Median home value
- $459,500
- Jobs located here
- 75,014
- Daytime population
- 159,446Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Orange County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Moore County, NC | 82 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +10.3% | #48 of 1,451 |
| 2Orange County, NC | 81 | 11 | 1.9 | $4.9M | +6.1% | #52 of 1,451 |
| 3Rowan County, NC | 78 | 16 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +5.6% | #75 of 1,451 |
| 4Randolph County, NC | 77 | 17 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +3.5% | #93 of 1,451 |
| 5Brunswick County, NC | 77 | 25 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +26.5% | #102 of 1,451 |
| 6Robeson County, NC | 76 | 10 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +3.4% | #107 of 1,451 |
| 7Stanly County, NC | 75 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +9.8% | #129 of 1,451 |
| 8Union County, NC | 74 | 32 | 3.8 | $3M | +11.7% | #142 of 1,451 |
| 9Jackson County, NC | 72 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.4M | +6.9% | #177 of 1,451 |
| 10Rockingham County, NC | 72 | 12 | 3.0 | $3M | +3.3% | #181 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Orange 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 care79
- Auto repair shops80
- Collision repair and body shops79
- Car washes and detailing81
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations76
- Insurance agencies83
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 Orange County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 car washes and detailers in Orange County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Orange County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $53.8M a year, or $939 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 57,342 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, NC compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Orange County has 1.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $4.9M, 94% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Orange County would have about 21, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,468 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 152,498 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,342 households. The median household income in Orange County is $90,089 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Orange County scores 81 for car washes and detailers (high), #52 of 1,451 scored counties.
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