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Car washes and detailers in the Mansfield, OH metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Mansfield, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #346 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 25
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $49.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $984 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 124,893
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Mansfield metro area scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #346 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 car washes and detailers in the Mansfield metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in the Mansfield metro area spend about $49.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $984 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 car washes and detailers, that is $2M per location, 22% 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 11 businesses with payroll in the Mansfield metro area classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,556 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Mansfield metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Mansfield metro area 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 | Mansfield metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,556 | 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 | $984 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,509 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 the Mansfield metro area, 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 the Mansfield metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 124,893−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 50,111
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 495 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 253
- Median household income
- $59,509+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,578
- Median home value
- $164,800
- Jobs located here
- 47,696
- Daytime population
- 122,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Mansfield metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 72 | 320 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +4.7% | #39 of 387 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 67 | 311 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +2.7% | #66 of 387 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 58 | 152 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +1.5% | #139 of 387 |
| 4Springfield, OH | 53 | 23 | 4.1 | $2.5M | −0.4% | #174 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 51 | 51 | 3.4 | $2.6M | −2.6% | #185 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 49 | 21 | 3.6 | $2.4M | −3.6% | #199 of 387 |
| 5Sandusky, OH | 47 | 20 | 3.9 | $2.7M | −2.6% | #220 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 45 | 19 | 3.8 | $2.3M | −3.6% | #239 of 387 |
| 6Cleveland, OH | 40 | 417 | 4.5 | $2.1M | −0.8% | #273 of 387 |
| 7Lima, OH | 38 | 28 | 6.8 | $1.6M | −1.2% | #294 of 387 |
| 11Mansfield, OH | 28 | 25 | 5.0 | $2M | −0.1% | #346 of 387 |
Other business types in the Mansfield metro area
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 care39
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops60
- Car washes and detailing28
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube37
- Gas stations39
- 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 the Mansfield, OH metro area?
The Mansfield metro area has 25 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Mansfield, OH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $49.3M a year, or $984 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 50,111 households in the Mansfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mansfield, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Mansfield metro area has 5.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Mansfield metro area would have about 20, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,556 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Mansfield, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Mansfield metro area at 124,893 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,111 households. Median household income in the Mansfield metro area is $59,509, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. The Mansfield metro area scores 28 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #346 of 387 scored metro areas.
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