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Car washes and detailers in Wilson County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Wilson County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #661 of 1,451 scored counties
#26 of 47 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 32
- 9 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $62.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,033
- +17.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,064 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Wilson County spend about $62.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 32 car washes and detailers, that is $2M per location, 22% 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 32 car washes and detailers on map listings in Wilson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Wilson County classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,928 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Wilson County grew 17.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Wilson County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #661 of 1,451 scored counties and #26 of 47 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Wilson 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 | Wilson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,928 | 7,613 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.6% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.8% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,064 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $95,839 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 329 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Wilson 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 Wilson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,033+17.8% since 2020
- Households
- 59,139
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 278
- Median household income
- $95,839+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,252
- Median home value
- $428,000
- Jobs located here
- 61,176
- Daytime population
- 139,995Residents 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 |
| 26Wilson County, TN | 53 | 32 | 5.4 | $2M | +17.8% | #661 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Wilson 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 care67
- Auto repair shops71
- Collision repair and body shops63
- Car washes and detailing53
- Tire shops67
- Oil change and quick lube56
- Gas stations83
- Insurance agencies70
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 Wilson County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 car washes and detailers in Wilson County. 9 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Wilson County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $62.9M a year, or $1,064 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 59,139 households in Wilson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilson County, TN compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Wilson County has 5.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Wilson County would have about 25, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,928 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Wilson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Wilson County at 175,033 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,139 households. The median household income in Wilson County is $95,839 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Wilson County scores 53 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #661 of 1,451 scored counties.
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