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Car washes and detailers in Davidson County, TN
The car washes and detailers in Davidson County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #520 of 1,451 scored counties
#18 of 47 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 111
- 29 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −11.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $271.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $836 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 745,904
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $836 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Davidson County spend about $271.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each location on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Davidson County has 111 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in Davidson County classed as car washes, down 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 8,331 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Davidson County.
Population estimates show Davidson County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Davidson County is 58 (upper middle), #520 of 1,451 scored counties and #18 of 47 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Davidson 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 | Davidson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,331 | 7,613 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.4% | +15.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $836 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,853 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 39−11.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 525
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 108The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Davidson 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 Davidson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 745,904+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 324,907
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,421
- Median household income
- $77,853+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,747
- Median home value
- $417,400
- Jobs located here
- 594,502
- Daytime population
- 954,372Residents 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 |
| 18Davidson County, TN | 58 | 111 | 3.4 | $2.4M | +4.2% | #520 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Davidson 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 care54
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing58
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube44
- Gas stations67
- Insurance agencies50
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 Davidson County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 111 car washes and detailers in Davidson County. 29 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, down 11.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Davidson County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $271.6M a year, or $836 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 324,907 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Davidson County, TN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Davidson County has 3.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Davidson County would have about 108, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,331 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Davidson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Davidson County at 745,904 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,907 households. The median household income in Davidson County is $77,853 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Davidson County scores 58 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #520 of 1,451 scored counties.
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