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Car washes and detailers in Hocking County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Hocking County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,163 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,512
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 car washes and detailers in Hocking County. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Hocking County spend about $13.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,163 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 car washes and detailers, that is $3.4M per location, 34% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Hocking County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $236K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Hocking County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hocking County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, Hocking County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hocking 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 | Hocking County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,792 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,163 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,960 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $236K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Hocking 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 Hocking County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,512−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,568
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $62,960+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,336
- Median home value
- $186,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,934
- Daytime population
- 24,501Residents 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 |
| Hocking County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $3.4M | −1.9% |
Other business types in Hocking County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Hocking County, OH?
There are 4 car washes and detailers on map listings in Hocking County as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Hocking County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hocking County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.5M a year, or $1,163 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 11,568 households in Hocking County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hocking County, OH compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Hocking County has 3.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.4M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Hocking County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Hocking County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hocking County at 27,512 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,568 households. Median household income in Hocking County is $62,960, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.2%, 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. Hocking County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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