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Car washes and detailers in Greene County, TN

The car washes and detailers in Greene County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,149 of 1,451 scored counties
#41 of 47 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
18
5 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $965 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
66% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
73,831
+5.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Greene County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,149 of 1,451 scored counties and #41 of 47 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Greene County comes to about $27.4M a year: $965 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per location, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Greene County has 18 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 28%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Greene County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 4,057 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates show Greene County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Greene 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.

Car washes and detailing in Greene County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.33.93.8
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,0577,6136,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.6%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$965$944$958
Median household income$56,194$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3359

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$373K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
185 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
73,831+5.0% since 2020
Households
28,400
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
622 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$56,194+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,662
Median home value
$207,500
Jobs located here
24,988
Daytime population
68,418Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Greene County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN89283.0$3.8M+9.0%#13 of 1,451
2Loudon County, TN8683.3$3.3M+15.6%#31 of 1,451
3Roane County, TN7873.1$3.4M+7.0%#78 of 1,451
4Bradley County, TN76153.5$2.8M+6.1%#113 of 1,451
5Jefferson County, TN7283.7$2.8M+9.3%#187 of 1,451
6Cumberland County, TN7182.8$3.2M+8.0%#202 of 1,451
7Lawrence County, TN7163.5$2.9M+6.2%#210 of 1,451
8Bedford County, TN7194.6$2.4M+9.7%#218 of 1,451
9Tipton County, TN6852.2$4.7M+2.0%#272 of 1,451
10Dickson County, TN6794.1$2.7M+7.7%#303 of 1,451
41Greene County, TN33186.3$1.5M+5.0%#1,149 of 1,451

Other business types in Greene County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Greene County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 car washes and detailers in Greene County. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.

How much do households in Greene County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $27.4M a year, or $965 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 18 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 28,400 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Greene County, TN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Greene County has 6.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.5M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Greene County would have about 11, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,057 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 73,831 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,400 households. The median household income in Greene County is $56,194 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Greene County scores 33 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,149 of 1,451 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Greene County

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