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Car washes and detailers in Greene County, OH
The car washes and detailers in Greene County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #131 of 1,451 scored counties
#8 of 73 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 30
- 8 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $77.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,137 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 174,322
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, Greene County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #131 of 1,451 scored counties and #8 of 73 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 car washes and detailers in Greene County. 8 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Greene County comes to about $77.5M a year: $1,137 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per location, 3% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Greene County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 9,738 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Greene County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greene County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Greene 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 | Greene County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,738 | 6,792 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,137 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,309 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 308 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Greene 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 Greene County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 174,322+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 68,166
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 414 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 410
- Median household income
- $87,309+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,530
- Median home value
- $252,200
- Jobs located here
- 68,123
- Daytime population
- 167,684Residents 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 Greene 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 |
Other business types in Greene 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 care81
- Auto repair shops80
- Collision repair and body shops86
- Car washes and detailing75
- Tire shops81
- Oil change and quick lube68
- Gas stations75
- Insurance agencies51
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 Greene County, OH?
Greene County has 30 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Greene County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $77.5M a year, or $1,137 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 68,166 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greene County, OH compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Greene County has 4.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.6M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Greene County would have about 31, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,738 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Greene County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Greene County at 174,322 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,166 households. Median household income in Greene County is $87,309, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Greene County scores 75 for car washes and detailers (high), #131 of 1,451 scored counties.
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