Auto · Small-town market · South Carolina
Car washes and detailers in the Gaffney, SC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Gaffney, SC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 96% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,275
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $894 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Gaffney area spend about $19.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each location on map listings, 96% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
The Gaffney area has 4 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Gaffney area in 2023. That is one for every 4,413 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Gaffney area grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, the Gaffney area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Gaffney area compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Gaffney area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $2.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,413 | 7,354 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.7% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $894 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,288 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 88
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 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 the Gaffney 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 Gaffney area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,275+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,063
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $50,288+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,479
- Median home value
- $142,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,680
- Daytime population
- 47,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seneca, SC | 74 | 12 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +6.3% | #55 of 441 |
| 2Greenwood, SC | 65 | 12 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +1.7% | #107 of 441 |
| 3Murrells Inlet, SC | 59 | 9 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +3.8% | #144 of 441 |
| 4Newberry, SC | 43 | 9 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +4.8% | #284 of 441 |
| 5Orangeburg, SC | 28 | 14 | 4.2 | $2M | −0.9% | #387 of 441 |
| Gaffney, SC | Not scored | 4 | 1.8 | $4.9M | +3.7% |
Other business types in the Gaffney 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 care42
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops36
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops46
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations44
- Insurance agencies88
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 Gaffney, SC area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 car washes and detailers in the Gaffney area. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Gaffney, SC area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.7M a year, or $894 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 22,063 households in the Gaffney area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gaffney, SC area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Gaffney area has 1.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $4.9M, 96% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Gaffney area would have about 8, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,413 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Gaffney, SC area growing?
Population estimates put the Gaffney area at 58,275 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,063 households. The median household income in the Gaffney area is $50,288 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.3% 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. 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 Gaffney area has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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