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Car washes and detailers in Franklin County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Franklin County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,145 of 1,451 scored counties
#6 of 7 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $898 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,177
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Franklin County is 33 (lower middle), #1,145 of 1,451 scored counties and #6 of 7 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $898 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $17.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 10 car washes and detailers, that is $1.8M per location, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Franklin County has 10 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Franklin County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Franklin County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,937 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $898 | $866 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,313 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 56 |
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
- 100 chain locations
- 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,177+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,963
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $81,313+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,753
- Median home value
- $306,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,183
- Daytime population
- 43,124Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chittenden County, VT | 50 | 21 | 2.9 | $2.9M | +0.4% | #714 of 1,451 |
| 2Washington County, VT | 44 | 9 | 3.5 | $2.4M | −0.2% | #875 of 1,451 |
| 3Windsor County, VT | 41 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.5M | −0.7% | #952 of 1,451 |
| 4Rutland County, VT | 37 | 8 | 3.2 | $2.6M | −1.4% | #1,053 of 1,451 |
| 5Caledonia County, VT | 36 | 5 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +0.8% | #1,076 of 1,451 |
| 6Franklin County, VT | 33 | 10 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +2.3% | #1,145 of 1,451 |
| 7Orleans County, VT | 32 | 5 | 4.1 | $2M | +0.7% | #1,160 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 care21
- Auto repair shops18
- Collision repair and body shops23
- Car washes and detailing33
- Tire shops41
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations22
- Insurance agencies51
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 Franklin County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 car washes and detailers in Franklin County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Franklin County, VT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.9M a year, or $898 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 19,963 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, VT compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Franklin County has 5.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.8M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Franklin County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Franklin County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 51,177 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,963 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $81,313 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Franklin County scores 33 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,145 of 1,451 scored counties.
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