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Car washes and detailers in Williamsburg city, VA
The car washes and detailers in Williamsburg city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,370 of 1,451 scored counties
#55 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $834 a household
- Spending per listing
- $838K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,861
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, Williamsburg city has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,370 of 1,451 scored counties and #55 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $834 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Williamsburg city spend about $4.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 car washes and detailers, that is $838K per location, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Williamsburg city has 5 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.0, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Williamsburg city, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Williamsburg city from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Williamsburg city 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 | Williamsburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $838K | $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 | +2.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $834 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,604 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 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
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Williamsburg city, 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 Williamsburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,861+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,020
- Median age
- 33.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,768
- Median household income
- $75,604+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,449
- Median home value
- $428,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,295
- Daytime population
- 23,102Residents 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 |
| 55Williamsburg city, VA | 19 | 5 | 10.0 | $838K | +2.6% | #1,370 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Williamsburg city
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 care24
- Auto repair shops39
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing19
- Tire shops15
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies30
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 Williamsburg city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 car washes and detailers in Williamsburg city. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Williamsburg city: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Williamsburg city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.2M a year, or $834 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $838K 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 5,020 households in Williamsburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williamsburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Williamsburg city has 10.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $838K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Williamsburg city would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Williamsburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Williamsburg city at 15,861 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,020 households. The median household income in Williamsburg city is $75,604 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Williamsburg city scores 19 for car washes and detailers (low), #1,370 of 1,451 scored counties.
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