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Car washes and detailers in the Clarksburg, WV area
The car washes and detailers in the Clarksburg, WV area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #433 of 441 scored small-town markets
#3 of 3 scored small-town markets based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 23
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $817 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,142
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in the Clarksburg area is 12 (low), #433 of 441 scored small-town markets and #3 of 3 scored small-town markets based in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Clarksburg area comes to about $29M a year: $817 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each location on map listings, 50% 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 23 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Clarksburg area as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Clarksburg area classed as car washes. That is one for every 3,946 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $124K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in the Clarksburg area. Population estimates show the Clarksburg area declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Clarksburg area compares
The same measures for West 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 | Clarksburg area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,946 | 9,108 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $817 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,928 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 232 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $124K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in the Clarksburg area, 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 the Clarksburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,142−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,511
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 909 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $59,928+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,938
- Median home value
- $162,800
- Jobs located here
- 39,492
- Daytime population
- 92,527Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in West Virginia for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Clarksburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 52 | 14 | 3.6 | $2.3M | −1.3% | #200 of 441 |
| 1Fairmont, WV | 47 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.2M | −1.2% | #238 of 441 |
| 2Bluefield, WV-VA | 27 | 25 | 6.2 | $1.4M | −3.8% | #395 of 441 |
| 3Clarksburg, WV | 12 | 23 | 6.5 | $1.3M | −2.4% | #433 of 441 |
Other business types in the Clarksburg area
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 care19
- Auto repair shops32
- Collision repair and body shops45
- Car washes and detailing12
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations47
- Insurance agencies51
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 the Clarksburg, WV area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 car washes and detailers in the Clarksburg area. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Clarksburg, WV area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $29M a year, or $817 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 35,511 households in the Clarksburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Clarksburg, WV area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Clarksburg area has 6.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.3M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Clarksburg area would have about 12, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,946 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Clarksburg, WV area growing?
Population estimates put the Clarksburg area at 88,142 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,511 households. The median household income in the Clarksburg area is $59,928 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Clarksburg area scores 12 for car washes and detailers (low), #433 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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