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Car washes and detailers in Lake County, OH
How Lake 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #942 of 1,451 scored counties
#56 of 73 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 58
- 10 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $105.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,040 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,217
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lake County comes to about $105.2M a year: $1,040 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each location on map listings, 28% 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 58 car washes and detailers on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Lake County classed as car washes. That is one for every 6,322 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $6.4M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Lake County is 42 (lower middle), #942 of 1,451 scored counties and #56 of 73 scored counties in Ohio.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,322 | 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 | $1,040 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,925 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 184
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $6.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,217−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 101,144
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,012
- Median household income
- $80,925+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,598
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 94,546
- Daytime population
- 209,868Residents 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 Lake 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 |
| 56Lake County, OH | 42 | 58 | 5.7 | $1.8M | −0.1% | #942 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Lake 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 care42
- Auto repair shops43
- Collision repair and body shops49
- Car washes and detailing42
- Tire shops70
- Oil change and quick lube56
- Gas stations61
- Insurance agencies33
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 Lake County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 58 car washes and detailers in Lake County. 10 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Lake County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $105.2M a year, or $1,040 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 101,144 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, OH compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Lake 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 $1.8M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Lake County would have about 42, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,322 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 232,217 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 101,144 households. The median household income in Lake County is $80,925 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Lake County scores 42 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #942 of 1,451 scored counties.
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