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Car washes and detailers in the Tiffin, OH area
The car washes and detailers in the Tiffin, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #133 of 441 scored small-town markets
#14 of 28 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,088 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,522
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 car washes and detailers in the Tiffin area. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,088 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in the Tiffin area spend about $24.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 10 car washes and detailers, that is $2.4M per location, 4% 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Tiffin area in 2023. That is one for every 7,426 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Tiffin area declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Tiffin area scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #133 of 441 scored small-town markets and #14 of 28 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Tiffin 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 | Tiffin area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,426 | 6,792 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,088 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,025 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $204K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Tiffin 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 Tiffin area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,522−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,279
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 551 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $66,025+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,475
- Median home value
- $154,700
- Jobs located here
- 18,247
- Daytime population
- 47,872Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Tiffin area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wapakoneta, OH | 76 | 6 | 3.2 | $3.9M | −1.2% | #33 of 441 |
| 2Bellefontaine, OH | 76 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.6M | +0.4% | #35 of 441 |
| 3Wilmington, OH | 74 | 7 | 4.2 | $2.8M | +0.6% | #56 of 441 |
| 4Norwalk, OH | 70 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #72 of 441 |
| 5Mount Vernon, OH | 70 | 11 | 4.7 | $2.4M | +1.9% | #75 of 441 |
| 6Greenville, OH | 66 | 8 | 3.8 | $3.1M | −0.7% | #95 of 441 |
| 7Ashland, OH | 66 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #97 of 441 |
| 8Wooster, OH | 64 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.9M | −0.1% | #110 of 441 |
| 9Marion, OH | 64 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.7M | −0.4% | #111 of 441 |
| 10Urbana, OH | 63 | 6 | 3.8 | $3.1M | +0.2% | #115 of 441 |
| 14Tiffin, OH | 61 | 10 | 4.5 | $2.4M | −1.0% | #133 of 441 |
Other business types in the Tiffin 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 care60
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops75
- Car washes and detailing61
- Tire shops65
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations56
- Insurance agencies42
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 Tiffin, OH area?
There are 10 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Tiffin area as of September 2026. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Tiffin, OH area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.2M a year, or $1,088 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 22,279 households in the Tiffin area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tiffin, OH area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Tiffin area has 4.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.4M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,426 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Tiffin, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Tiffin area at 54,522 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,279 households. Median household income in the Tiffin area is $66,025, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Tiffin area scores 61 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #133 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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