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Car washes and detailers in the Johnstown, PA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Johnstown, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #219 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,968
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Johnstown metro area comes to about $44.7M a year: $798 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per location, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 16 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Johnstown metro area as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Johnstown metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 7,996 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Johnstown metro area declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, the Johnstown metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #219 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.
How the Johnstown metro 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 | Johnstown metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,996 | 8,399 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $798 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,418 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $844K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Johnstown metro 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 Johnstown metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,968−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 55,973
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 688 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 191
- Median household income
- $58,418+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,237
- Median home value
- $121,000
- Jobs located here
- 48,495
- Daytime population
- 125,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Johnstown metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gettysburg, PA | 64 | 17 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +3.6% | #92 of 387 |
| 2York-Hanover, PA | 64 | 75 | 4.1 | $2.3M | +3.6% | #94 of 387 |
| 3Reading, PA | 62 | 56 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #110 of 387 |
| 4State College, PA | 61 | 15 | 2.5 | $3.2M | −0.4% | #113 of 387 |
| 5Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 53 | 105 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #177 of 387 |
| 6Chambersburg, PA | 52 | 31 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +3.0% | #183 of 387 |
| 7Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 50 | 775 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +1.4% | #189 of 387 |
| 8Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 50 | 131 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #190 of 387 |
| 9Johnstown, PA | 47 | 16 | 2.9 | $2.8M | −3.2% | #219 of 387 |
| 10Lebanon, PA | 43 | 28 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +2.2% | #255 of 387 |
Other business types in the Johnstown metro 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 care10
- Auto repair shops5
- Collision repair and body shops11
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops26
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies22
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 Johnstown, PA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 car washes and detailers in the Johnstown metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location. 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 the Johnstown, PA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $44.7M a year, or $798 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 55,973 households in the Johnstown metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Johnstown, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Johnstown metro area has 2.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.8M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Johnstown metro area would have about 18, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,996 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Johnstown, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Johnstown metro area at 128,968 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,973 households. The median household income in the Johnstown metro area is $58,418 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. The Johnstown metro area scores 47 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #219 of 387 scored metro areas.
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