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Car washes and detailers in Hill County, TX
How Hill County, TX 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,000 of 1,451 scored counties
#56 of 102 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,503
- +9.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 car washes and detailers in Hill County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $957 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Hill County spend about $13.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.5M per location, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Hill County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Hill County grew 9.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hill County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,000 of 1,451 scored counties and #56 of 102 scored counties in Texas.
How Hill County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Hill County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $957 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,591 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Hill 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 Hill County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,503+9.8% since 2020
- Households
- 13,767
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 959 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $64,591+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,851
- Median home value
- $179,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,342
- Daytime population
- 31,456Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cooke County, TX | 79 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +6.5% | #65 of 1,451 |
| 2Wilson County, TX | 79 | 8 | 4.4 | $2.6M | +12.2% | #72 of 1,451 |
| 3Van Zandt County, TX | 78 | 7 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +10.7% | #81 of 1,451 |
| 4Guadalupe County, TX | 76 | 19 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +15.8% | #108 of 1,451 |
| 5Fort Bend County, TX | 76 | 96 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +17.4% | #110 of 1,451 |
| 6Wise County, TX | 76 | 12 | 4.8 | $2.4M | +21.5% | #115 of 1,451 |
| 7Grayson County, TX | 74 | 20 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +12.8% | #145 of 1,451 |
| 8Wood County, TX | 73 | 6 | 3.2 | $3M | +10.3% | #165 of 1,451 |
| 9Walker County, TX | 72 | 6 | 2.3 | $3.5M | +9.5% | #176 of 1,451 |
| 10Hunt County, TX | 72 | 13 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +23.0% | #183 of 1,451 |
| 56Hill County, TX | 40 | 9 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +9.8% | #1,000 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Hill 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 care49
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing40
- Tire shops38
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations36
- Insurance agencies63
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 Hill County, TX?
There are 9 car washes and detailers on map listings in Hill County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Hill County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hill County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.2M a year, or $957 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,767 households in Hill County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hill County, TX compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Hill County has 6.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.5M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Hill County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Hill County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hill County at 39,503 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,767 households. Median household income in Hill County is $64,591, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Hill County scores 40 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,000 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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