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Car washes and detailers in Marshall County, WV

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $796 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,159
−4.4% 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

Households in Marshall County spend about $9.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $796 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 car washes and detailers, that is $2.5M per location, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Marshall County has 4 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Marshall County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Marshall County declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, Marshall County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Marshall 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.

Car washes and detailing in Marshall County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMarshall CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.23.93.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,1086,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.1%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.4%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$796$833$958
Median household income$59,169$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored29

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
41 chain location
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 Marshall 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 Marshall County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,159−4.4% since 2020
Households
12,487
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
305 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$59,169+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,395
Median home value
$149,800
Jobs located here
10,039
Daytime population
26,807Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across West Virginia

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

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV8852.2$4.9M+9.2%#16 of 1,451
2Berkeley County, WV79183.5$2.8M+13.7%#70 of 1,451
3Marion County, WV4362.6$3.2M−1.2%#895 of 1,451
4Monongalia County, WV41204.5$1.8M+2.0%#962 of 1,451
5Fayette County, WV3453.1$2.6M−5.6%#1,109 of 1,451
6Putnam County, WV32125.2$1.8M−1.0%#1,171 of 1,451
7Mineral County, WV3054.5$2M−0.4%#1,206 of 1,451
8Mercer County, WV24187.4$1.1M−3.4%#1,329 of 1,451
9Upshur County, WV1855.2$1.6M−0.3%#1,373 of 1,451
10Wood County, WV17164.5$1.8M−2.1%#1,382 of 1,451
Marshall County, WVNot scored43.2$2.5M−4.4%

Other business types in Marshall County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Marshall County, WV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 car washes and detailers in Marshall County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Marshall County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Marshall County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $9.9M a year, or $796 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 12,487 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marshall County has 3.2 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending.

How fast is Marshall County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Marshall County at 29,159 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,487 households. The median household income in Marshall County is $59,169 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Marshall County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Marshall County

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