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Car washes and detailers in King George County, VA
How King George County, VA 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #149 of 1,451 scored counties
#11 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,183 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,646
- +10.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 car washes and detailers in King George County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,183 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in King George County spend about $12M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each location on map listings, 5% 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 King George County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show King George County grew 10.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). King George County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #149 of 1,451 scored counties and #11 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How King George County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | King George County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,997 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,183 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $116,884 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 67 |
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
- 50 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 King George 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 King George County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,646+10.5% since 2020
- Households
- 10,133
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 180 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $116,884+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,643
- Median home value
- $428,300
- Jobs located here
- 7,426
- Daytime population
- 24,472Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fauquier County, VA | 89 | 7 | 2.6 | $4.7M | +4.8% | #10 of 1,451 |
| 2Frederick County, VA | 83 | 10 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +8.8% | #44 of 1,451 |
| 3Stafford County, VA | 80 | 23 | 4.4 | $2.8M | +8.3% | #61 of 1,451 |
| 4Bedford County, VA | 79 | 8 | 2.4 | $4.6M | +4.4% | #64 of 1,451 |
| 5Orange County, VA | 79 | 6 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +10.1% | #71 of 1,451 |
| 6James City County, VA | 77 | 5 | 1.6 | $6.5M | +6.2% | #87 of 1,451 |
| 7Augusta County, VA | 77 | 6 | 1.9 | $5.6M | +1.8% | #88 of 1,451 |
| 8Fairfax County, VA | 76 | 72 | 1.7 | $5.8M | +1.7% | #104 of 1,451 |
| 9Louisa County, VA | 76 | 6 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +13.6% | #111 of 1,451 |
| 10Prince William County, VA | 74 | 35 | 2.2 | $5M | +4.2% | #133 of 1,451 |
| 11King George County, VA | 74 | 5 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +10.5% | #149 of 1,451 |
Other business types in King George 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 care72
- Auto repair shops83
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing74
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations82
- Insurance agencies96
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 King George County, VA?
King George County has 5 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 King George County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in King George County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12M a year, or $1,183 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 10,133 households in King George County and national spending patterns by income.
How does King George County, VA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
King George County has 4.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.4M, 5% below 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 King George County, VA growing?
Population estimates put King George County at 29,646 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,133 households. Median household income in King George County is $116,884, 45% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. King George County scores 74 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #149 of 1,451 scored counties.
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