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Car washes and detailers in Lamar County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Lamar County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $870 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,587
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lamar County spend about $4.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $870 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per location, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Lamar County has 3 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 55% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Lamar County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Lamar County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, Lamar County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Lamar 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 | Lamar County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $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 | −2.6% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $870 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $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
- 30 chain locations
- 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,587−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,086
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $50,000+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,065
- Median home value
- $114,000
- Jobs located here
- 3,359
- Daytime population
- 11,439Residents 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 |
| Lamar County, AL | Not scored | 3 | 5.9 | $1.5M | −2.6% |
Other business types in Lamar 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 Lamar County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 car washes and detailers in Lamar County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Lamar County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lamar County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.4M a year, or $870 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 5,086 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lamar County, AL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Lamar County has 5.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.5M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Lamar County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Lamar County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Lamar County at 13,587 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,086 households. The median household income in Lamar County is $50,000 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Lamar County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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