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Car washes and detailers in Woodward County, OK

The car washes and detailers in Woodward County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,398 of 1,451 scored counties
#31 of 34 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $977 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,827
−2.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Woodward County scores 15 (low) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,398 of 1,451 scored counties and #31 of 34 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $977 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Woodward County spend about $7.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.1M per location, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

There are 7 car washes and detailers on map listings in Woodward County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Woodward County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Woodward County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Woodward 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.

Car washes and detailing in Woodward County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureWoodward CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.85.03.8
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.8M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,6486,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.3%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$977$911$958
Median household income$61,417$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score1535

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
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
3The 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 Woodward 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 Woodward County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,827−2.8% since 2020
Households
7,925
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,243 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$61,417+2.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,705
Median home value
$169,000
Jobs located here
8,020
Daytime population
19,265Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Woodward County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Logan County, OK8763.4$3.4M+11.5%#22 of 1,451
2Rogers County, OK86113.0$3.6M+7.1%#27 of 1,451
3Pottawatomie County, OK7562.2$4.2M+3.5%#118 of 1,451
4Bryan County, OK7152.7$3.2M+10.9%#201 of 1,451
5Grady County, OK6752.4$4.3M+7.7%#292 of 1,451
6Wagoner County, OK55185.7$1.8M+14.6%#618 of 1,451
7Creek County, OK54145.0$1.9M+4.4%#636 of 1,451
8Le Flore County, OK5373.9$2.4M+4.1%#653 of 1,451
9Canadian County, OK50325.5$1.8M+20.4%#735 of 1,451
10Stephens County, OK4584.6$2M+3.4%#856 of 1,451
31Woodward County, OK1578.8$1.1M−2.8%#1,398 of 1,451

Other business types in Woodward County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Woodward County, OK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 car washes and detailers in Woodward County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Woodward County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Woodward County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.7M a year, or $977 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 7,925 households in Woodward County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Woodward County, OK compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Woodward County has 8.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.1M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Woodward County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Woodward County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Woodward County at 19,827 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,925 households. The median household income in Woodward County is $61,417 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 2.1% 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. Woodward County scores 15 for car washes and detailers (low), #1,398 of 1,451 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Woodward County

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