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Car washes and detailers in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA area
The car washes and detailers in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #224 of 441 scored small-town markets
#7 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $887 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,193
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $887 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Bloomsburg-Berwick area spend about $23.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each location on map listings, 7% 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 10 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Bloomsburg-Berwick area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Bloomsburg-Berwick area classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,392 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Bloomsburg-Berwick area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Bloomsburg-Berwick area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #224 of 441 scored small-town markets and #7 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.
How the Bloomsburg-Berwick area 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 | Bloomsburg-Berwick area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,392 | 8,399 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $887 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,644 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $264K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 the Bloomsburg-Berwick area, 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 the Bloomsburg-Berwick area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,193+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 26,350
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 135
- Median household income
- $64,644
- Average household income
- $81,045
- Median home value
- $206,200
- Jobs located here
- 24,251
- Daytime population
- 61,393Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1East Stroudsburg, PA | 72 | 15 | 2.5 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #65 of 441 |
| 2Sayre, PA | 58 | 8 | 3.3 | $2.7M | −0.6% | #149 of 441 |
| 3Lock Haven, PA | 56 | 5 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +1.3% | #164 of 441 |
| 4Lewistown, PA | 55 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.1M | 0.0% | #171 of 441 |
| 5Somerset, PA | 55 | 10 | 3.4 | $2.6M | −2.7% | #172 of 441 |
| 6Pottsville, PA | 53 | 26 | 4.5 | $2M | +1.5% | #193 of 441 |
| 7Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 49 | 10 | 3.8 | $2.3M | +2.3% | #224 of 441 |
| 8Hermitage, PA | 48 | 16 | 3.4 | $2.3M | −2.4% | #231 of 441 |
| 9Sunbury, PA | 44 | 20 | 4.4 | $1.9M | −1.7% | #271 of 441 |
| 10Bradford, PA | 35 | 5 | 3.1 | $2.5M | −3.5% | #336 of 441 |
Other business types in the Bloomsburg-Berwick area
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 care45
- Auto repair shops39
- Collision repair and body shops63
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops44
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations51
- Insurance agencies52
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 the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 car washes and detailers in the Bloomsburg-Berwick area. None of them 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 the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.4M a year, or $887 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 26,350 households in the Bloomsburg-Berwick area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Bloomsburg-Berwick area has 3.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.3M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Bloomsburg-Berwick area would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,392 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Bloomsburg-Berwick area at 66,193 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,350 households. The median household income in the Bloomsburg-Berwick area is $64,644 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Bloomsburg-Berwick area scores 49 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #224 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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