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Car washes and detailers in Franklin County, OH
How Franklin County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #413 of 1,451 scored counties
#20 of 73 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 202
- 47 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 73
- +78.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $529.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,361,536
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $957 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $529.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each location on map listings, 4% 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 202 car washes and detailers on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 73 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as car washes, up 78.1% from 2019. That is one for every 7,577 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $7M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Franklin County.
Population estimates show Franklin County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #413 of 1,451 scored counties and #20 of 73 scored counties in Ohio.
How Franklin 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.
| Measure | Franklin County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,577 | 6,792 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +78.1% | +26.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $957 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,176 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 73+78.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 787
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20247 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 210The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,361,536+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 553,099
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,504
- Median household income
- $75,176+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,381
- Median home value
- $288,400
- Jobs located here
- 814,719
- Daytime population
- 1,507,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Franklin County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fairfield County, OH | 88 | 20 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +6.5% | #17 of 1,451 |
| 2Clermont County, OH | 83 | 26 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +3.9% | #45 of 1,451 |
| 3Licking County, OH | 83 | 22 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +3.8% | #46 of 1,451 |
| 4Delaware County, OH | 77 | 31 | 3.8 | $3.4M | +12.5% | #96 of 1,451 |
| 5Warren County, OH | 77 | 35 | 3.8 | $3.4M | +5.7% | #97 of 1,451 |
| 6Pickaway County, OH | 76 | 10 | 4.6 | $2.6M | +7.4% | #114 of 1,451 |
| 7Highland County, OH | 75 | 6 | 3.5 | $3.4M | +1.1% | #124 of 1,451 |
| 8Greene County, OH | 75 | 30 | 4.4 | $2.6M | +3.7% | #131 of 1,451 |
| 9Auglaize County, OH | 74 | 6 | 3.2 | $3.9M | −1.2% | #135 of 1,451 |
| 10Brown County, OH | 73 | 6 | 3.5 | $3.7M | +1.6% | #157 of 1,451 |
| 20Franklin County, OH | 62 | 202 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +2.8% | #413 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 care68
- Auto repair shops69
- Collision repair and body shops69
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops53
- Oil change and quick lube57
- Gas stations69
- Insurance agencies32
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 Franklin County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 202 car washes and detailers in Franklin County. 47 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 78.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Franklin County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $529.2M a year, or $957 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 202 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 553,099 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, OH compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Franklin County has 3.7 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.6M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Franklin County would have about 210, against 202 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,577 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 78.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 1,361,536 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 553,099 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $75,176 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 62 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #413 of 1,451 scored counties.
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