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Car washes and detailers in Beaver County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Beaver County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #626 of 1,451 scored counties
#15 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $62.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 166,032
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Beaver County comes to about $62.3M a year: $862 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 25 car washes and detailers on map listings in Beaver County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Beaver County classed as car washes. That is one for every 24,086 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $625K have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Beaver County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Beaver County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Beaver County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #626 of 1,451 scored counties and #15 of 55 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Beaver County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Beaver County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 24,086 | 8,399 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $862 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,089 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $166K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $625K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Beaver 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 Beaver County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 166,032−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 72,257
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 435 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 383
- Median household income
- $71,089+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,466
- Median home value
- $190,900
- Jobs located here
- 50,483
- Daytime population
- 141,776Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe County, PA | 70 | 15 | 2.5 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #224 of 1,451 |
| 2Carbon County, PA | 65 | 6 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +1.7% | #332 of 1,451 |
| 3York County, PA | 65 | 75 | 4.1 | $2.3M | +3.6% | #350 of 1,451 |
| 4Berks County, PA | 63 | 56 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #393 of 1,451 |
| 5Adams County, PA | 63 | 17 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +3.6% | #398 of 1,451 |
| 6Centre County, PA | 61 | 15 | 2.5 | $3.2M | −0.4% | #431 of 1,451 |
| 7Chester County, PA | 61 | 85 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #442 of 1,451 |
| 8Bucks County, PA | 60 | 95 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +0.3% | #460 of 1,451 |
| 9Montgomery County, PA | 59 | 116 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +2.4% | #483 of 1,451 |
| 10Northampton County, PA | 59 | 46 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +3.7% | #492 of 1,451 |
| 15Beaver County, PA | 54 | 25 | 3.5 | $2.5M | −1.1% | #626 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Beaver 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 care35
- Auto repair shops30
- Collision repair and body shops39
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops53
- Oil change and quick lube33
- Gas stations51
- Insurance agencies37
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 Beaver County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 car washes and detailers in Beaver County. 2 of them (8%) 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 Beaver County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $62.3M a year, or $862 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 72,257 households in Beaver County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Beaver County, PA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Beaver County has 3.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.5M, in line with 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 24,086 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Beaver County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Beaver County at 166,032 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 72,257 households. The median household income in Beaver County is $71,089 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Beaver County scores 54 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #626 of 1,451 scored counties.
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