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Car washes and detailers in Ozaukee County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #143 of 1,451 scored counties
#13 of 36 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
15
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$43.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,131 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
94,346
+3.0% 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

Ozaukee County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #143 of 1,451 scored counties and #13 of 36 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ozaukee County comes to about $43.3M a year: $1,131 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per location, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Ozaukee County has 15 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Ozaukee County in 2023. That is one for every 7,662 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.2M has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Ozaukee County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ozaukee County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Ozaukee County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Ozaukee County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureOzaukee CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.93.33.8
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,6629,5006,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.0%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,131$1,061$958
Median household income$96,996$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score7474

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$923K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
151 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$3.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County

Population, 2025 estimate
94,346+3.0% since 2020
Households
38,309
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
399
Median household income
$96,996+13.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$138,958
Median home value
$390,200
Jobs located here
42,307
Daytime population
88,821Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Walworth County, WI84112.6$4.7M+0.8%#39 of 1,451
2Oconto County, WI8463.6$3.5M+2.9%#40 of 1,451
3Portage County, WI8082.7$4.2M+2.2%#56 of 1,451
4Washington County, WI80193.3$3.5M+1.8%#58 of 1,451
5Dane County, WI78732.9$3.4M+4.9%#77 of 1,451
6Manitowoc County, WI77102.8$3.8M+0.4%#92 of 1,451
7Dunn County, WI7763.4$3.4M+1.7%#95 of 1,451
8Sauk County, WI7593.2$3.5M+1.3%#119 of 1,451
9Marathon County, WI75213.6$3.1M+1.0%#127 of 1,451
10Rock County, WI75253.7$2.9M+1.7%#128 of 1,451
13Ozaukee County, WI74153.9$2.9M+3.0%#143 of 1,451

Other business types in Ozaukee County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Ozaukee County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 car washes and detailers in Ozaukee County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.

How much do households in Ozaukee County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $43.3M a year, or $1,131 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 38,309 households in Ozaukee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ozaukee County has 3.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.9M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Ozaukee County would have about 17, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,662 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Ozaukee County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Ozaukee County at 94,346 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,309 households. The median household income in Ozaukee County is $96,996 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.8% 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. Ozaukee County scores 74 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #143 of 1,451 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Ozaukee County

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