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Car washes and detailers in Providence County, RI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Providence County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #984 of 1,451 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 95
- 12 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +48.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $203.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $784 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 678,179
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Providence County comes to about $203.1M a year: $784 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each location on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Providence County has 95 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Providence County in 2023, up 48.4% from 2019. That is one for every 5,635 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $918K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Providence County.
Population estimates put the population change in Providence County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Providence County is 40 (lower middle), #984 of 1,451 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Providence County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,635 | 5,810 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +48.4% | +46.2% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $784 | $853 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,787 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 46+48.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 272
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9512 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $918K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Providence 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 Providence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 678,179+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 259,210
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,624
- Median household income
- $78,787+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,369
- Median home value
- $373,600
- Jobs located here
- 293,972
- Daytime population
- 648,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Providence County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, RI | 73 | 10 | 1.9 | $5.4M | 0.0% | #151 of 1,451 |
| 2Newport County, RI | 64 | 7 | 1.9 | $4.8M | −2.9% | #354 of 1,451 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 41 | 27 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #953 of 1,451 |
| 4Providence County, RI | 40 | 95 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +2.8% | #984 of 1,451 |
| 5Bristol County, RI | 37 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.3M | −1.5% | #1,055 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Providence 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 shops18
- Car washes and detailing40
- Tire shops53
- Oil change and quick lube64
- Gas stations63
- Insurance agencies51
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 Providence County, RI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 95 car washes and detailers in Providence County. 12 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 48.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Providence County, RI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $203.1M a year, or $784 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 259,210 households in Providence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Providence County, RI compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Providence County has 3.7 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.1M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Providence County would have about 81, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,635 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 48.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Providence County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Providence County at 678,179 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 259,210 households. The median household income in Providence County is $78,787 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Providence County scores 40 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #984 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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