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Car washes and detailers in Hancock County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Hancock County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #810 of 1,451 scored counties
#50 of 73 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 18
- 5 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,091 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,034
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,091 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $34.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each location on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 18 car washes and detailers on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Hancock County in 2023. That is one for every 6,323 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Hancock County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hancock County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #810 of 1,451 scored counties and #50 of 73 scored counties in Ohio.
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,323 | 6,792 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,091 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,141 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $550K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 185 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,034+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 31,615
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $73,141+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,920
- Median home value
- $204,700
- Jobs located here
- 44,531
- Daytime population
- 83,823Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 50Hancock County, OH | 47 | 18 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +0.1% | #810 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Hancock 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 care58
- Auto repair shops64
- Collision repair and body shops62
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops65
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies27
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 Hancock County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 car washes and detailers in Hancock County. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations. 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 Hancock County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $34.5M a year, or $1,091 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 31,615 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, OH compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Hancock County has 5.7 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Hancock County would have about 14, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,323 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 75,034 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,615 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $73,141 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Hancock County scores 47 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #810 of 1,451 scored counties.
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