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Car washes and detailers in Sheboygan County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #548 of 1,451 scored counties
#30 of 36 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
24
8 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$51.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,039 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
118,047
0.0% 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

At $1,039 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Sheboygan County spend about $51.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.2M per location, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Sheboygan County has 24 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Sheboygan County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 12,431 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sheboygan County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, Sheboygan County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #548 of 1,451 scored counties and #30 of 36 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureSheboygan CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.83.33.8
Spending per listing$2.2M$3.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment12,4319,5006,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.0%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,039$1,061$958
Median household income$73,094$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5774

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$416K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
248 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County

Population, 2025 estimate
118,0470.0% since 2020
Households
49,725
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
231
Median household income
$73,094+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,780
Median home value
$232,700
Jobs located here
58,857
Daytime population
120,358Residents 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 Sheboygan 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
30Sheboygan County, WI57244.8$2.2M0.0%#548 of 1,451

Other business types in Sheboygan County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 car washes and detailers in Sheboygan County. 8 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.

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

About $51.7M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 49,725 households in Sheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sheboygan County has 4.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.2M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Sheboygan County would have about 21, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,431 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Sheboygan County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Sheboygan County at 118,047 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,725 households. The median household income in Sheboygan County is $73,094 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Sheboygan County scores 57 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #548 of 1,451 scored counties.

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