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Car washes and detailers in Ottawa County, OH
How Ottawa 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #641 of 1,451 scored counties
#43 of 73 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,134 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,481
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 car washes and detailers in Ottawa County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ottawa County comes to about $21M a year: $1,134 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per location, 19% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Ottawa County classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,626 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Ottawa County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Ottawa County is 53 (upper middle), #641 of 1,451 scored counties and #43 of 73 scored counties in Ohio.
How Ottawa 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 | Ottawa County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,626 | 6,792 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,134 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,101 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $236K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Ottawa 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 Ottawa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,481−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,504
- Median age
- 49.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 255 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 157
- Median household income
- $76,101+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,812
- Median home value
- $219,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,612
- Daytime population
- 34,439Residents 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 Ottawa 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 |
| 43Ottawa County, OH | 53 | 7 | 3.8 | $3M | −2.0% | #641 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Ottawa 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 care63
- Auto repair shops61
- Collision repair and body shops71
- Car washes and detailing53
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations47
- Insurance agencies44
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 Ottawa County, OH?
Ottawa County has 7 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Ottawa County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21M a year, or $1,134 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 18,504 households in Ottawa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ottawa County, OH compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Ottawa County has 3.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Ottawa County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,626 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Ottawa County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ottawa County at 39,481 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,504 households. Median household income in Ottawa County is $76,101, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Ottawa County scores 53 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #641 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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