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Car washes and detailers in Van Wert County, OH
The car washes and detailers in Van Wert County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,116 of 1,451 scored counties
#65 of 73 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,145 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,013
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, Van Wert County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,116 of 1,451 scored counties and #65 of 73 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 car washes and detailers in Van Wert County. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Van Wert County comes to about $13.2M a year: $1,145 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per location, 25% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Van Wert County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,310 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Van Wert County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Van Wert 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 | Van Wert County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,310 | 6,792 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,145 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,917 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $675K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,013+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,549
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $67,917+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,591
- Median home value
- $152,000
- Jobs located here
- 11,293
- Daytime population
- 25,207Residents 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 Van Wert 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 |
| 65Van Wert County, OH | 34 | 7 | 6.1 | $1.9M | +0.3% | #1,116 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Van Wert County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Van Wert County, OH?
There are 7 car washes and detailers on map listings in Van Wert County as of September 2026. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Van Wert County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.2M a year, or $1,145 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 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 11,549 households in Van Wert County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Van Wert County, OH compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Van Wert County has 6.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Van Wert County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,310 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Van Wert County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Van Wert County at 29,013 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,549 households. Median household income in Van Wert County is $67,917, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Van Wert County scores 34 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,116 of 1,451 scored counties.
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