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Car washes and detailers in Kay County, OK
How Kay County, OK 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 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,421 of 1,451 scored counties
#33 of 34 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 13
- 4 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,490
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Kay County scores 12 (low) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,421 of 1,451 scored counties and #33 of 34 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 car washes and detailers in Kay County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $876 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Kay County spend about $14.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.1M per location, 55% 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 Kay County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,796 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates show Kay County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kay County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Kay County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,796 | 6,648 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $876 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,423 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $992K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Kay 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 Kay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,490−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,776
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 920 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $58,423+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,308
- Median home value
- $124,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,500
- Daytime population
- 42,294Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Logan County, OK | 87 | 6 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +11.5% | #22 of 1,451 |
| 2Rogers County, OK | 86 | 11 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +7.1% | #27 of 1,451 |
| 3Pottawatomie County, OK | 75 | 6 | 2.2 | $4.2M | +3.5% | #118 of 1,451 |
| 4Bryan County, OK | 71 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +10.9% | #201 of 1,451 |
| 5Grady County, OK | 67 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.3M | +7.7% | #292 of 1,451 |
| 6Wagoner County, OK | 55 | 18 | 5.7 | $1.8M | +14.6% | #618 of 1,451 |
| 7Creek County, OK | 54 | 14 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +4.4% | #636 of 1,451 |
| 8Le Flore County, OK | 53 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #653 of 1,451 |
| 9Canadian County, OK | 50 | 32 | 5.5 | $1.8M | +20.4% | #735 of 1,451 |
| 10Stephens County, OK | 45 | 8 | 4.6 | $2M | +3.4% | #856 of 1,451 |
| 33Kay County, OK | 12 | 13 | 7.7 | $1.1M | −0.3% | #1,421 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Kay 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 care19
- Auto repair shops22
- Collision repair and body shops35
- Car washes and detailing12
- Tire shops20
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations26
- Insurance agencies31
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 Kay County, OK?
Kay County has 13 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Kay County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.7M a year, or $876 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 16,776 households in Kay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kay County, OK compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Kay County has 7.7 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.1M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Kay County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,796 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Kay County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Kay County at 43,490 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,776 households. Median household income in Kay County is $58,423, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Kay County scores 12 for car washes and detailers (low), #1,421 of 1,451 scored counties.
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