Auto · Small-town market · Alabama
Car washes and detailers in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #123 of 441 scored small-town markets
#3 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $35.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $930 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,764
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Talladega-Sylacauga area spend about $35.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $930 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 car washes and detailers, that is $3.2M per location, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
The Talladega-Sylacauga area has 11 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in the Talladega-Sylacauga area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Talladega-Sylacauga area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in the Talladega-Sylacauga area is 62 (upper middle), #123 of 441 scored small-town markets and #3 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.
How the Talladega-Sylacauga 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 | Talladega-Sylacauga area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $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 | 0.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $930 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,722 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 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
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Talladega-Sylacauga 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 Talladega-Sylacauga area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,7640.0% since 2020
- Households
- 38,062
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,388 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $57,722
- Average household income
- $72,187
- Median home value
- $144,400
- Jobs located here
- 28,443
- Daytime population
- 80,946Residents 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 Talladega-Sylacauga 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 Talladega-Sylacauga 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 care70
- Auto repair shops69
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops44
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations38
- Insurance agencies84
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 Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 car washes and detailers in the Talladega-Sylacauga area. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in the Talladega-Sylacauga area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $35.4M a year, or $930 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 38,062 households in the Talladega-Sylacauga area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Talladega-Sylacauga area has 2.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.2M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Talladega-Sylacauga area would have about 14, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Talladega-Sylacauga area at 91,764 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 38,062 households. The median household income in the Talladega-Sylacauga area is $57,722 a year, 29% 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 Talladega-Sylacauga area scores 62 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #123 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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