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Car washes and detailers in Wilcox County, AL

The car washes and detailers in Wilcox County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $812 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,666
−8.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 car wash or detailer in Wilcox County. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households.

At $812 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Wilcox County spend about $3.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.1M per location. 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 Wilcox County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wilcox County declined 8.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, Wilcox County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wilcox 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.

Car washes and detailing in Wilcox County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureWilcox CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.64.13.8
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,1596,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+43.1%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$812$929$958
Median household income$40,640$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Wilcox 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 Wilcox County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,666−8.3% since 2020
Households
3,860
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
888 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$40,640+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,212
Median home value
$98,800
Jobs located here
2,411
Daytime population
9,208Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Wilcox County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chilton County, AL7852.8$3.6M+5.9%#74 of 1,451
2Baldwin County, AL78292.9$3.3M+14.8%#79 of 1,451
3Lee County, AL78202.9$3.3M+8.6%#80 of 1,451
4Shelby County, AL73333.8$2.8M+6.5%#167 of 1,451
5Limestone County, AL72174.2$2.6M+18.0%#191 of 1,451
6Autauga County, AL7062.6$3.8M+5.1%#226 of 1,451
7St. Clair County, AL64133.7$2.8M+7.1%#365 of 1,451
8Coffee County, AL6483.8$2.6M+6.3%#372 of 1,451
9Cullman County, AL60133.7$2.9M+6.7%#458 of 1,451
10Tuscaloosa County, AL59374.1$2.2M+3.8%#500 of 1,451
Wilcox County, ALNot scored12.6$3.1M−8.3%

Other business types in Wilcox County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Wilcox County, AL?

There is 1 car wash or detailer on map listings in Wilcox County as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Wilcox County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Wilcox County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $3.1M a year, or $812 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,860 households in Wilcox County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wilcox County, AL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Wilcox County has 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending.

How fast is Wilcox County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Wilcox County at 9,666 people in 2025, down 8.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,860 households. Median household income in Wilcox County is $40,640, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Wilcox County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wilcox 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.

How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Wilcox County

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