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Car washes and detailers in the Selinsgrove, PA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Selinsgrove, PA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #374 of 441 scored small-town markets
#13 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $969 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,655
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in the Selinsgrove area is 30 (lower middle), #374 of 441 scored small-town markets and #13 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 car washes and detailers in the Selinsgrove area. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Selinsgrove area comes to about $14.1M a year: $969 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 9 car washes and detailers, that is $1.6M per location, 38% below 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 the Selinsgrove area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show the Selinsgrove area declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Selinsgrove 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 | Selinsgrove area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,399 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $969 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,876 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 36 |
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
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Selinsgrove 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 Selinsgrove area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,655−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,600
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $66,876+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,472
- Median home value
- $215,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,607
- Daytime population
- 38,522Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Pennsylvania for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Selinsgrove area marked.
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 |
| 13Selinsgrove, PA | 30 | 9 | 6.2 | $1.6M | −0.2% | #374 of 441 |
Other business types in the Selinsgrove 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 care20
- Auto repair shops19
- Collision repair and body shops26
- Car washes and detailing30
- Tire shops40
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations56
- Insurance agencies49
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 Selinsgrove, PA area?
The Selinsgrove area has 9 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in the Selinsgrove area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Selinsgrove, PA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.1M a year, or $969 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 14,600 households in the Selinsgrove area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Selinsgrove, PA area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Selinsgrove area has 6.2 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.6M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Selinsgrove area would have about 6, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is the Selinsgrove, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Selinsgrove area at 39,655 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,600 households. Median household income in the Selinsgrove area is $66,876, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. 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 Selinsgrove area scores 30 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #374 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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