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Car washes and detailers in Medina County, TX
How Medina 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #324 of 1,451 scored counties
#16 of 102 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,024 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,881
- +11.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 car washes and detailers in Medina County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Medina County spend about $18.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,024 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 car washes and detailers, that is $2.6M per location, 3% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Medina County classed as car washes. That is one for every 5,935 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Medina County grew 11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Medina County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #324 of 1,451 scored counties and #16 of 102 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Medina 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 | Medina County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,935 | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,024 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,074 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $418K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Medina 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 Medina County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,881+11.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,804
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,325 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $78,074+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,735
- Median home value
- $239,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,140
- Daytime population
- 39,685Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Texas, with Medina County marked.
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 |
| 16Medina County, TX | 66 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +11.4% | #324 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Medina 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 care50
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops61
- Car washes and detailing66
- Tire shops72
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies79
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 Medina County, TX?
Medina County has 7 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Medina County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18.2M a year, or $1,024 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 17,804 households in Medina County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Medina County, TX compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Medina County has 3.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.6M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,935 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Medina County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Medina County at 56,881 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,804 households. Median household income in Medina County is $78,074, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Medina County scores 66 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #324 of 1,451 scored counties.
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