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Car washes and detailers in Jackson County, WV
How Jackson County, WV 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 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,426 of 1,451 scored counties
#15 of 18 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 82% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,450
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Jackson County scores 10 (low) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,426 of 1,451 scored counties and #15 of 18 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $832 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $9.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each location on map listings, 52% 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 8 car washes and detailers on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 82% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Jackson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jackson County 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 | Jackson County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 9,108 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $832 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,845 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 29 |
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
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,450−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,515
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $58,845+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,933
- Median home value
- $157,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,871
- Daytime population
- 24,494Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 88 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.9M | +9.2% | #16 of 1,451 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 79 | 18 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +13.7% | #70 of 1,451 |
| 3Marion County, WV | 43 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.2M | −1.2% | #895 of 1,451 |
| 4Monongalia County, WV | 41 | 20 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +2.0% | #962 of 1,451 |
| 5Fayette County, WV | 34 | 5 | 3.1 | $2.6M | −5.6% | #1,109 of 1,451 |
| 6Putnam County, WV | 32 | 12 | 5.2 | $1.8M | −1.0% | #1,171 of 1,451 |
| 7Mineral County, WV | 30 | 5 | 4.5 | $2M | −0.4% | #1,206 of 1,451 |
| 8Mercer County, WV | 24 | 18 | 7.4 | $1.1M | −3.4% | #1,329 of 1,451 |
| 9Upshur County, WV | 18 | 5 | 5.2 | $1.6M | −0.3% | #1,373 of 1,451 |
| 10Wood County, WV | 17 | 16 | 4.5 | $1.8M | −2.1% | #1,382 of 1,451 |
| 15Jackson County, WV | 10 | 8 | 6.9 | $1.2M | −1.0% | #1,426 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Jackson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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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 Jackson County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 car washes and detailers in Jackson County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Jackson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Jackson County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.6M a year, or $832 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 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 11,515 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, WV compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Jackson County has 6.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.2M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Jackson County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Jackson County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 27,450 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,515 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $58,845 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Jackson County scores 10 for car washes and detailers (low), #1,426 of 1,451 scored counties.
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