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Car washes and detailers in Patrick County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Patrick County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,019 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
17,424
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

There are no car washes and detailers on map listings in Patrick County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Patrick County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Patrick County comes to about $7.9M a year: $1,019 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. 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 Patrick County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Patrick County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no car washes and detailers on map listings, Patrick County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Patrick 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.

Car washes and detailing in Patrick County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePatrick CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.03.13.8
Spending per listingn/a$3.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,9976,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.3%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,019$968$958
Median household income$53,038$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Patrick 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 Patrick County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,424−0.9% since 2020
Households
7,781
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$53,038+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,016
Median home value
$153,400
Jobs located here
4,064
Daytime population
14,956Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Patrick County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fauquier County, VA8972.6$4.7M+4.8%#10 of 1,451
2Frederick County, VA83102.8$3.9M+8.8%#44 of 1,451
3Stafford County, VA80234.4$2.8M+8.3%#61 of 1,451
4Bedford County, VA7982.4$4.6M+4.4%#64 of 1,451
5Orange County, VA7964.0$2.8M+10.1%#71 of 1,451
6James City County, VA7751.6$6.5M+6.2%#87 of 1,451
7Augusta County, VA7761.9$5.6M+1.8%#88 of 1,451
8Fairfax County, VA76721.7$5.8M+1.7%#104 of 1,451
9Louisa County, VA7663.9$3.1M+13.6%#111 of 1,451
10Prince William County, VA74352.2$5M+4.2%#133 of 1,451
Patrick County, VANot scored00.0n/a−0.9%

Other business types in Patrick County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Patrick County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no car washes and detailers in Patrick County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Patrick County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Patrick County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.9M a year, or $1,019 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,781 households in Patrick County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Patrick County, VA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Patrick County has no car washes and detailers on map listings. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Patrick County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

How fast is Patrick County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Patrick County at 17,424 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,781 households. Median household income in Patrick County is $53,038, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Patrick County has no market score for car washes and detailers, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Patrick County

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