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Car washes and detailers in Hale County, AL
How Hale County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $709 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 15,194
- +2.9% since 2020
See the car washes and detailers around any address in Hale County
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What this means
There are no car washes and detailers on map listings in Hale County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Hale County would have about 2, against none on map listings.
Households in Hale County spend about $4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $709 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Hale County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Hale County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With no car washes and detailers on map listings, Hale County isn’t given a market score for them.
How Hale 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 | Hale County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $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 | +2.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $709 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $39,250 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Hale 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 Hale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,194+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,642
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $39,250+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $60,886
- Median home value
- $127,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,723
- Daytime population
- 11,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hale County?
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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 |
| Hale County, AL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% |
Other business types in Hale County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Hale County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show no car washes and detailers in Hale County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Hale County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hale County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4M a year, or $709 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,642 households in Hale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hale County, AL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Hale County has no car washes and detailers on map listings. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Hale County would have about 2, against none on map listings.
How fast is Hale County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Hale County at 15,194 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,642 households. Median household income in Hale County is $39,250, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.3%, 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. Hale County has no market score for car washes and detailers, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hale County. It maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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