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Car washes and detailers in Craighead County, AR
The car washes and detailers in Craighead County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,240 of 1,451 scored counties
#15 of 22 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 27
- 11 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,957
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Craighead County is 29 (lower middle), #1,240 of 1,451 scored counties and #15 of 22 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Craighead County spend about $38.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $875 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each location on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Craighead County has 27 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 41%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Craighead County classed as car washes. That is one for every 4,444 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates show Craighead County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Craighead 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.
| Measure | Craighead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,444 | 5,883 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.5% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $875 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2711 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Craighead 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 Craighead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,957+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,437
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,050
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 53,731
- Daytime population
- 120,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 65 | 10 | 2.0 | $4.8M | +7.6% | #331 of 1,451 |
| 2Crawford County, AR | 55 | 11 | 4.7 | $2M | +4.1% | #614 of 1,451 |
| 3Lonoke County, AR | 52 | 12 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +3.5% | #684 of 1,451 |
| 4Benton County, AR | 45 | 60 | 5.4 | $1.9M | +16.0% | #861 of 1,451 |
| 5Hot Spring County, AR | 43 | 5 | 4.1 | $2.3M | +1.1% | #900 of 1,451 |
| 6Washington County, AR | 43 | 45 | 4.6 | $2M | +9.9% | #911 of 1,451 |
| 7Jefferson County, AR | 42 | 8 | 3.3 | $2.4M | −5.7% | #927 of 1,451 |
| 8White County, AR | 42 | 16 | 5.4 | $1.6M | +4.2% | #947 of 1,451 |
| 9Baxter County, AR | 40 | 9 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +3.1% | #990 of 1,451 |
| 10Miller County, AR | 36 | 5 | 3.1 | $2.5M | −0.5% | #1,074 of 1,451 |
| 15Craighead County, AR | 29 | 27 | 6.1 | $1.4M | +4.8% | #1,240 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Craighead County
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 care35
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops48
- Car washes and detailing29
- Tire shops37
- Oil change and quick lube27
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies49
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 Craighead County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 car washes and detailers in Craighead County. 11 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.9M a year, or $875 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Craighead County has 6.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.4M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Craighead County would have about 15, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,444 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Craighead County scores 29 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,240 of 1,451 scored counties.
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