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Car washes and detailers in Robertson County, TN
How Robertson County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #361 of 1,451 scored counties
#12 of 47 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 10
- 5 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,081 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,175
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Robertson County spend about $30.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,081 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 car washes and detailers, that is $3.1M per location, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Robertson County has 10 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 50%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Robertson County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 3,532 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Robertson County grew 9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Robertson County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #361 of 1,451 scored counties and #12 of 47 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Robertson 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 | Robertson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,532 | 7,613 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,081 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,047 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 105 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Robertson 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 Robertson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,175+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 28,255
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 476 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $83,047+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,822
- Median home value
- $335,000
- Jobs located here
- 24,047
- Daytime population
- 61,274Residents 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 |
| 12Robertson County, TN | 64 | 10 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +9.9% | #361 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Robertson 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 care74
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops59
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops76
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations69
- Insurance agencies89
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 Robertson County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 car washes and detailers in Robertson County. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Robertson County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $30.5M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 28,255 households in Robertson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Robertson County, TN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Robertson County has 3.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.1M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Robertson County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,532 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Robertson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Robertson County at 80,175 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,255 households. The median household income in Robertson County is $83,047 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. Robertson County scores 64 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #361 of 1,451 scored counties.
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