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Car washes and detailers in Perry County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Perry County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$18.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,028 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
58% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,806
+2.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 car washes and detailers in Perry County. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in Perry County spend about $18.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,028 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 car washes and detailers, that is $6.3M per location, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Perry County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Perry County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, Perry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Perry 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.

Car washes and detailing in Perry County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.63.73.8
Spending per listing$6.3M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,3996,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,028$837$958
Median household income$79,444$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,806+2.1% since 2020
Households
18,299
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
551 sq. mi.
People per square mile
84
Median household income
$79,444+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,124
Median home value
$236,400
Jobs located here
8,141
Daytime population
33,307Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monroe County, PA70152.5$3.9M−0.7%#224 of 1,451
2Carbon County, PA6562.2$4.1M+1.7%#332 of 1,451
3York County, PA65754.1$2.3M+3.6%#350 of 1,451
4Berks County, PA63563.4$2.7M+2.7%#393 of 1,451
5Adams County, PA63174.2$2.5M+3.6%#398 of 1,451
6Centre County, PA61152.5$3.2M−0.4%#431 of 1,451
7Chester County, PA61854.2$2.5M+4.2%#442 of 1,451
8Bucks County, PA60953.8$2.7M+0.3%#460 of 1,451
9Montgomery County, PA591163.5$2.8M+2.4%#483 of 1,451
10Northampton County, PA59463.8$2.5M+3.7%#492 of 1,451
Perry County, PANot scored31.6$6.3M+2.1%

Other business types in Perry County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Perry County, PA?

Perry County has 3 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Perry County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $18.8M a year, or $1,028 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $6.3M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,299 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perry County has 1.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $6.3M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Perry County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Perry County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 46,806 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,299 households. Median household income in Perry County is $79,444, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Perry County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Perry County. It maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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