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Car washes and detailers in Coffee County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Coffee County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,200 of 1,451 scored counties
#42 of 47 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $922 a household
- Spending per listing
- $887K
- 65% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,419
- +7.4% since 2020
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What this means
Coffee County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,200 of 1,451 scored counties and #42 of 47 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $922 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Coffee County spend about $21.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 24 car washes and detailers, that is $887K per location, 65% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 24 car washes and detailers on map listings in Coffee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Coffee County classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,619 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Coffee County grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Coffee County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Coffee County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $887K | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,619 | 7,613 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.4% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $922 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,505 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $206K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Coffee 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 Coffee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,419+7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,097
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 429 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 139
- Median household income
- $61,505+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,596
- Median home value
- $246,800
- Jobs located here
- 25,645
- Daytime population
- 61,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williamson County, TN | 89 | 28 | 3.0 | $3.8M | +9.0% | #13 of 1,451 |
| 2Loudon County, TN | 86 | 8 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +15.6% | #31 of 1,451 |
| 3Roane County, TN | 78 | 7 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +7.0% | #78 of 1,451 |
| 4Bradley County, TN | 76 | 15 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +6.1% | #113 of 1,451 |
| 5Jefferson County, TN | 72 | 8 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +9.3% | #187 of 1,451 |
| 6Cumberland County, TN | 71 | 8 | 2.8 | $3.2M | +8.0% | #202 of 1,451 |
| 7Lawrence County, TN | 71 | 6 | 3.5 | $2.9M | +6.2% | #210 of 1,451 |
| 8Bedford County, TN | 71 | 9 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +9.7% | #218 of 1,451 |
| 9Tipton County, TN | 68 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +2.0% | #272 of 1,451 |
| 10Dickson County, TN | 67 | 9 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +7.7% | #303 of 1,451 |
| 42Coffee County, TN | 31 | 24 | 10.4 | $887K | +7.4% | #1,200 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Coffee 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 care33
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops45
- Car washes and detailing31
- Tire shops51
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies78
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 Coffee County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 car washes and detailers in Coffee County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. 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 Coffee County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21.3M a year, or $922 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $887K 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 23,097 households in Coffee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Coffee County, TN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Coffee County has 10.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $887K, 65% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Coffee County would have about 9, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,619 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Coffee County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Coffee County at 62,419 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,097 households. The median household income in Coffee County is $61,505 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Coffee County scores 31 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,200 of 1,451 scored counties.
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