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Car washes and detailers in Lucas County, OH
How Lucas 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,226 of 1,451 scored counties
#70 of 73 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 92
- 31 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $171M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $933 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,347
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Lucas County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,226 of 1,451 scored counties and #70 of 73 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 car washes and detailers in Lucas County. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 34%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Lucas County spend about $171M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $933 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per location, 26% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Lucas County classed as car washes, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,090 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $10.9M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Lucas County. Population estimates show Lucas County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lucas 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 | Lucas County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,090 | 6,792 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | +26.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $933 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,224 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 36+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 240
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9231 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $10.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Lucas 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 Lucas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,347−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 183,243
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,260
- Median household income
- $62,224+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,001
- Median home value
- $163,900
- Jobs located here
- 202,605
- Daytime population
- 443,876Residents 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 Lucas 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 |
| 70Lucas County, OH | 29 | 92 | 5.0 | $1.9M | −1.7% | #1,226 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Lucas 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 care41
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing29
- Tire shops35
- Oil change and quick lube29
- Gas stations51
- Insurance agencies23
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 Lucas County, OH?
There are 92 car washes and detailers on map listings in Lucas County as of September 2026. 31 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Lucas County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $171M a year, or $933 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 183,243 households in Lucas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lucas County, OH compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Lucas County has 5.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.9M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Lucas County would have about 68, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,090 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Lucas County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lucas County at 423,347 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 183,243 households. Median household income in Lucas County is $62,224, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Lucas County scores 29 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,226 of 1,451 scored counties.
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