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Car washes and detailers in Henderson County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Henderson County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $966 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,518
+2.5% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Henderson County comes to about $10.6M a year: $966 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per location, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Henderson County has 3 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Henderson County in 2023. That is one for every 2,730 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Henderson County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, Henderson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Henderson 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 Henderson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHenderson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.73.93.8
Spending per listing$3.5M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment2,7307,6136,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.6%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$966$944$958
Median household income$55,136$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$305K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Henderson 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 Henderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,518+2.5% since 2020
Households
10,920
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
520 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$55,136+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,753
Median home value
$164,800
Jobs located here
8,405
Daytime population
24,772Residents 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 Henderson 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
Henderson County, TNNot scored32.7$3.5M+2.5%

Other business types in Henderson County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 car washes and detailers in Henderson County. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.

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

About $10.6M a year, or $966 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 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 10,920 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henderson County has 2.7 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.5M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Henderson County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,730 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Henderson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Henderson County at 28,518 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,920 households. The median household income in Henderson County is $55,136 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. 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. Henderson County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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