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Car washes and detailers in Windsor County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Windsor County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #952 of 1,451 scored counties
#3 of 7 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $22.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,312
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 car washes and detailers in Windsor County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Windsor County comes to about $22.5M a year: $888 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per location, in line with 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 Windsor County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Windsor County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Windsor County is 41 (lower middle), #952 of 1,451 scored counties and #3 of 7 scored counties in Vermont.
How Windsor 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 | Windsor County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $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 | −0.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $888 | $866 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,594 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 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
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Windsor 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 Windsor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,312−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 25,293
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 969 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $77,594+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,025
- Median home value
- $296,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,956
- Daytime population
- 59,345Residents 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 Windsor 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 care28
- Auto repair shops20
- Collision repair and body shops46
- Car washes and detailing41
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations24
- Insurance agencies54
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 Windsor County, VT?
Windsor County has 9 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Windsor County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Windsor County, VT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.5M a year, or $888 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 25,293 households in Windsor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Windsor County, VT compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Windsor County has 3.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.5M, in line with 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.
How fast is Windsor County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Windsor County at 57,312 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,293 households. Median household income in Windsor County is $77,594, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Windsor County scores 41 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #952 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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