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Car washes and detailers in Richmond County, VA
The car washes and detailers in Richmond County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,107 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,294
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Richmond County spend about $3.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,107 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per location, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 3 car washes and detailers on map listings in Richmond County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.4, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Richmond County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Richmond County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Richmond 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 | Richmond County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | +4.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,107 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,304 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,294+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 3,177
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 192 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $66,304
- Average household income
- $81,831
- Median home value
- $231,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,495
- Daytime population
- 7,710Residents 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 |
| Richmond County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 9.4 | $1.2M | +4.2% |
Other business types in Richmond County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Richmond County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 car washes and detailers in Richmond County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Richmond County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Richmond County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3.5M a year, or $1,107 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 3,177 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond County, VA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Richmond County has 9.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.2M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Richmond County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Richmond County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Richmond County at 9,294 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,177 households. The median household income in Richmond County is $66,304 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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