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Car washes and detailers in Kendall County, TX
How Kendall 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #860 of 1,451 scored counties
#42 of 102 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 10
- 5 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,074 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,289
- +19.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 car washes and detailers in Kendall County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,074 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Kendall County spend about $19.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 10 car washes and detailers, that is $1.9M per location, 24% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Kendall County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,534 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kendall County grew 19.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kendall County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #860 of 1,451 scored counties and #42 of 102 scored counties in Texas.
How Kendall 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 | Kendall County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,534 | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,074 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $114,962 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- 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
- 8The 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 Kendall 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 Kendall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,289+19.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,741
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 663 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $114,962+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $160,855
- Median home value
- $512,700
- Jobs located here
- 19,504
- Daytime population
- 47,486Residents 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 |
| 42Kendall County, TX | 45 | 10 | 5.6 | $1.9M | +19.6% | #860 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Kendall 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 care42
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops38
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations78
- Insurance agencies53
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 Kendall County, TX?
Kendall County has 10 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (50%) 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 Kendall County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.1M a year, or $1,074 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 17,741 households in Kendall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kendall County, TX compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Kendall County has 5.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Kendall County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,534 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Kendall County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Kendall County at 53,289 people in 2025, up 19.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,741 households. Median household income in Kendall County is $114,962, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Kendall County scores 45 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #860 of 1,451 scored counties.
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