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Car washes and detailers in Payne County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Payne County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,326 of 1,451 scored counties
#27 of 34 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 21
- 6 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $845 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,889
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Payne County is 24 (low), #1,326 of 1,451 scored counties and #27 of 34 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $845 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Payne County spend about $27.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each location on map listings, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Payne County has 21 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Payne County in 2023. That is one for every 4,658 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Payne County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Payne 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 | Payne County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,658 | 6,648 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $845 | $911 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,809 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 103
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Payne 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 Payne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,889+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 32,609
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 685 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $49,809+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,380
- Median home value
- $223,300
- Jobs located here
- 35,589
- Daytime population
- 83,345Residents 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 |
| 27Payne County, OK | 24 | 21 | 6.4 | $1.3M | +2.8% | #1,326 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Payne 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 care40
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops47
- Car washes and detailing24
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations47
- 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 Payne County, OK?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 car washes and detailers in Payne County. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Payne County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $27.5M a year, or $845 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per location. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,609 households in Payne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Payne County, OK compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Payne County has 6.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.3M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Payne County would have about 11, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,658 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Payne County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Payne County at 83,889 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,609 households. The median household income in Payne County is $49,809 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Payne County scores 24 for car washes and detailers (low), #1,326 of 1,451 scored counties.
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