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Car washes and detailers in Covington County, AL
The car washes and detailers in Covington County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #677 of 1,451 scored counties
#13 of 35 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,947
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Covington County spend about $13.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $920 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each location on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Covington County has 5 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Covington County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Covington County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Covington County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #677 of 1,451 scored counties and #13 of 35 scored counties in Alabama.
How Covington County 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 | Covington County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $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 | +1.2% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $920 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,456 | $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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Covington 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 Covington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,947+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,642
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,031 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $52,456+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,062
- Median home value
- $152,100
- Jobs located here
- 11,850
- Daytime population
- 35,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chilton County, AL | 78 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.6M | +5.9% | #74 of 1,451 |
| 2Baldwin County, AL | 78 | 29 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +14.8% | #79 of 1,451 |
| 3Lee County, AL | 78 | 20 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +8.6% | #80 of 1,451 |
| 4Shelby County, AL | 73 | 33 | 3.8 | $2.8M | +6.5% | #167 of 1,451 |
| 5Limestone County, AL | 72 | 17 | 4.2 | $2.6M | +18.0% | #191 of 1,451 |
| 6Autauga County, AL | 70 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +5.1% | #226 of 1,451 |
| 7St. Clair County, AL | 64 | 13 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +7.1% | #365 of 1,451 |
| 8Coffee County, AL | 64 | 8 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +6.3% | #372 of 1,451 |
| 9Cullman County, AL | 60 | 13 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +6.7% | #458 of 1,451 |
| 10Tuscaloosa County, AL | 59 | 37 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +3.8% | #500 of 1,451 |
| 13Covington County, AL | 52 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +1.2% | #677 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Covington County
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 care27
- Auto repair shops25
- Collision repair and body shops30
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops23
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations27
- Insurance agencies50
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 Covington County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 car washes and detailers in Covington County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Covington County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Covington County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.5M a year, or $920 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 14,642 households in Covington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Covington County, AL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Covington County has 3.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.7M, 7% 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 Covington County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Covington County at 37,947 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,642 households. The median household income in Covington County is $52,456 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Covington County scores 52 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #677 of 1,451 scored counties.
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