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Car washes and detailers in Garland County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Garland County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,266 of 1,451 scored counties
#17 of 22 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 22
- 6 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $860 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,695
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Garland County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,266 of 1,451 scored counties and #17 of 22 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Garland County spend about $37.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $860 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each location on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 22 car washes and detailers on map listings in Garland County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Garland County classed as car washes. That is one for every 5,458 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates show Garland County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Garland 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 | Garland County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,458 | 5,883 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.5% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $860 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,181 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 226 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 Garland 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 Garland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,695−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 43,667
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,414
- Median home value
- $194,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,998
- Daytime population
- 100,390Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Garland County marked.
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 |
| 17Garland County, AR | 27 | 22 | 5.0 | $1.7M | −0.6% | #1,266 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Garland 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 care26
- Auto repair shops24
- Collision repair and body shops13
- Car washes and detailing27
- Tire shops43
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies32
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 Garland County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 car washes and detailers in Garland County. 6 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Garland County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $37.5M a year, or $860 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 43,667 households in Garland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garland County, AR compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Garland County has 5.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.7M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Garland County would have about 15, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,458 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Garland County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Garland County at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. The median household income in Garland County is $57,181 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Garland County scores 27 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,266 of 1,451 scored counties.
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