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Car washes and detailers in Champaign County, OH

The car washes and detailers in Champaign County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #534 of 1,451 scored counties
#34 of 73 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,181 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,820
+0.2% 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 $1,181 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in Champaign County spend about $18.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.1M per location, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Champaign County has 6 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Champaign County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,912 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Champaign County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Champaign County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #534 of 1,451 scored counties and #34 of 73 scored counties in Ohio.

How Champaign County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Champaign County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureChampaign CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.43.8
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,9126,7926,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.3%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,181$1,033$958
Median household income$75,556$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5744

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$80K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
63 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 Champaign 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 Champaign County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,820+0.2% since 2020
Households
15,646
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
429 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$75,556+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,744
Median home value
$204,000
Jobs located here
10,575
Daytime population
32,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Ohio

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fairfield County, OH88203.3$3.7M+6.5%#17 of 1,451
2Clermont County, OH83263.1$3.9M+3.9%#45 of 1,451
3Licking County, OH83223.2$3.6M+3.8%#46 of 1,451
4Delaware County, OH77313.8$3.4M+12.5%#96 of 1,451
5Warren County, OH77353.8$3.4M+5.7%#97 of 1,451
6Pickaway County, OH76104.6$2.6M+7.4%#114 of 1,451
7Highland County, OH7563.5$3.4M+1.1%#124 of 1,451
8Greene County, OH75304.4$2.6M+3.7%#131 of 1,451
9Auglaize County, OH7463.2$3.9M−1.2%#135 of 1,451
10Brown County, OH7363.5$3.7M+1.6%#157 of 1,451
34Champaign County, OH5763.8$3.1M+0.2%#534 of 1,451

Other business types in Champaign County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Champaign County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 car washes and detailers in Champaign County. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.

How much do households in Champaign County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $18.5M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 15,646 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Champaign County has 3.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Champaign County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,912 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Champaign County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Champaign County at 38,820 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,646 households. The median household income in Champaign County is $75,556 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Champaign County scores 57 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #534 of 1,451 scored counties.

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