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Car washes and detailers in Bradley County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Bradley County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

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
$3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $813 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,828
−6.4% 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

At $813 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Bradley County spend about $3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3M of household spending for each location on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

There is 1 car wash or detailer on map listings in Bradley County as of September 2026. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Bradley County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Bradley County declined 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, Bradley County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bradley County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Bradley County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureBradley CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.74.43.8
Spending per listing$3M$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,8836,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.5%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.4%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$813$886$958
Median household income$41,476$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored26

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 Bradley 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 Bradley County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,828−6.4% since 2020
Households
3,752
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
649 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$41,476−4.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,979
Median home value
$94,800
Jobs located here
3,407
Daytime population
9,699Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Arkansas

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

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saline County, AR65102.0$4.8M+7.6%#331 of 1,451
2Crawford County, AR55114.7$2M+4.1%#614 of 1,451
3Lonoke County, AR52124.2$2.3M+3.5%#684 of 1,451
4Benton County, AR45605.4$1.9M+16.0%#861 of 1,451
5Hot Spring County, AR4354.1$2.3M+1.1%#900 of 1,451
6Washington County, AR43454.6$2M+9.9%#911 of 1,451
7Jefferson County, AR4283.3$2.4M−5.7%#927 of 1,451
8White County, AR42165.4$1.6M+4.2%#947 of 1,451
9Baxter County, AR4094.7$1.8M+3.1%#990 of 1,451
10Miller County, AR3653.1$2.5M−0.5%#1,074 of 1,451
Bradley County, ARNot scored12.7$3M−6.4%

Other business types in Bradley County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Bradley County, AR?

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

How much do households in Bradley County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $3M a year, or $813 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 $3M 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 3,752 households in Bradley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bradley 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 Bradley County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Bradley County at 9,828 people in 2025, down 6.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,752 households. The median household income in Bradley County is $41,476 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That fell 4.0% 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. Bradley 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 Bradley 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 Bradley County

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