Auto · Small-town market · Alabama
Car washes and detailers in the Alexander City, AL area
The car washes and detailers in the Alexander City, AL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #197 of 441 scored small-town markets
#6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,953
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $929 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Alexander City area spend about $15.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 6 car washes and detailers, that is $2.6M per location, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 6 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Alexander City area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in the Alexander City area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Alexander City area declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, the Alexander City area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #197 of 441 scored small-town markets and #6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.
How the Alexander City area compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Alexander City area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,159 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +43.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $929 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,356 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 49 |
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
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 the Alexander City 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 Alexander City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,953−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 17,076
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $59,356
- Average household income
- $78,535
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 12,620
- Daytime population
- 35,492Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Alexander City area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Enterprise, AL | 70 | 8 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +6.3% | #74 of 441 |
| 2Cullman, AL | 65 | 13 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +6.7% | #103 of 441 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 65 | 13 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #104 of 441 |
| 3Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 62 | 11 | 2.9 | $3.2M | 0.0% | #123 of 441 |
| 4Fort Payne, AL | 58 | 12 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +3.4% | #154 of 441 |
| 5Scottsboro, AL | 55 | 10 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +3.3% | #177 of 441 |
| 6Alexander City, AL | 52 | 6 | 3.5 | $2.6M | −0.8% | #197 of 441 |
| 7Albertville, AL | 44 | 27 | 7.4 | $1.4M | +6.0% | #276 of 441 |
| 8Ozark, AL | 38 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +1.3% | #317 of 441 |
| 9Troy, AL | 35 | 6 | 4.8 | $1.7M | +2.4% | #341 of 441 |
Other business types in the Alexander City 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 care51
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops41
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops23
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies66
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 Alexander City, AL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 car washes and detailers in the Alexander City area. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in the Alexander City area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Alexander City, AL area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.9M a year, or $929 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 17,076 households in the Alexander City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Alexander City, AL area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Alexander City area has 3.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.6M, 5% above 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 the Alexander City, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Alexander City area at 40,953 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,076 households. The median household income in the Alexander City area is $59,356 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Alexander City area scores 52 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #197 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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