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Car washes and detailers in Louisiana

Markets across Louisiana ranked by the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 745; 158 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments: 213; +8.1% since 2019
Household spending a year: $1.4B; On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households: 4.1; 8% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $1.9M; 23% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #51 of 51; Market score 24 · Low

A site report maps the car washes and detailers on map listings around any address in Louisiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 745 car washes and detailers in Louisiana. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Louisiana comes to about $1.4B a year: $802 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each location on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 213 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Louisiana in 2023, up 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 8,473 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 16.7% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $9.9M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Louisiana.

Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana ranks #51 for car washes and detailers, with a Groundwork market score of 24 (low). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores highest (49). Of the 6 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the Opelousas area scores highest (48).

Every market in Louisiana for car washes and detailers

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Louisiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Louisiana, ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	49	58	5.5	$1.7M	+5.3%	#207 of 387
2Lake Charles, LA	40	35	3.8	$2.3M	−3.8%	#272 of 387
3Alexandria, LA	39	21	3.7	$2.2M	−2.5%	#280 of 387
4Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	38	33	4.1	$2M	−3.5%	#290 of 387
5Baton Rouge, LA	37	152	4.6	$1.8M	+2.1%	#301 of 387
6Hammond, LA	35	20	3.8	$2.2M	+5.8%	#307 of 387
7New Orleans-Metairie, LA	34	143	3.6	$2M	−3.4%	#312 of 387
8Lafayette, LA	31	91	5.5	$1.4M	+3.8%	#339 of 387
9Monroe, LA	27	35	4.0	$2M	−1.9%	#350 of 387
10Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	18	66	4.2	$1.9M	−2.3%	#376 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Louisiana, ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Opelousas, LA	48	7	2.2	$3.4M	−1.9%	#230 of 441
2DeRidder, LA	43	6	4.4	$2.1M	+0.2%	#279 of 441
Natchez, MS-LA	40	8	3.9	$2M	−0.9%	#304 of 441
3New Iberia, LA	27	13	4.8	$1.7M	−4.6%	#394 of 441
4Minden, LA	16	6	4.2	$1.8M	−5.2%	#424 of 441
5Morgan City, LA	10	9	4.9	$1.6M	−5.3%	#436 of 441
Ruston, LA	Not scored	4	2.2	$3.7M	+0.1%
Bogalusa, LA	Not scored	4	2.3	$3.4M	−0.9%
Natchitoches, LA	Not scored	1	0.7	$11.6M	−3.5%

Counties

Counties in Louisiana, ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Livingston Parish, LA	61	24	4.5	$2M	+8.5%	#450 of 1,451
2Ascension Parish, LA	53	30	6.3	$1.6M	+6.4%	#665 of 1,451
3Orleans Parish, LA	52	32	2.1	$3M	−5.5%	#668 of 1,451
4St. Tammany Parish, LA	52	58	5.5	$1.7M	+5.3%	#692 of 1,451
5St. Landry Parish, LA	45	7	2.2	$3.4M	−1.9%	#842 of 1,451
6Bossier Parish, LA	42	24	4.7	$1.8M	+2.5%	#941 of 1,451
7Tangipahoa Parish, LA	39	20	3.8	$2.2M	+5.8%	#1,004 of 1,451
8Calcasieu Parish, LA	39	32	4.1	$2.1M	−3.7%	#1,007 of 1,451
9Beauregard Parish, LA	36	6	4.4	$2.1M	+0.2%	#1,078 of 1,451
10Rapides Parish, LA	36	20	4.1	$1.9M	−2.9%	#1,084 of 1,451
11St. Charles Parish, LA	34	8	4.3	$2.2M	−3.7%	#1,111 of 1,451
12Jefferson Parish, LA	33	82	4.6	$1.7M	−1.9%	#1,148 of 1,451
13East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	32	78	4.4	$1.8M	+0.1%	#1,170 of 1,451
14Lafayette Parish, LA	32	64	6.3	$1.3M	+6.5%	#1,183 of 1,451
15Lafourche Parish, LA	30	14	3.7	$2.3M	−2.0%	#1,201 of 1,451
16St. Martin Parish, LA	29	8	4.1	$2.1M	−1.0%	#1,225 of 1,451
17Ouachita Parish, LA	28	25	4.1	$1.9M	−1.0%	#1,248 of 1,451
18Vermilion Parish, LA	27	9	4.1	$1.9M	+1.3%	#1,262 of 1,451
19Iberia Parish, LA	25	13	4.8	$1.7M	−4.6%	#1,301 of 1,451
20Vernon Parish, LA	24	7	3.8	$2.2M	−7.3%	#1,314 of 1,451
21West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	24	11	10.0	$820K	+5.5%	#1,331 of 1,451
22St. Bernard Parish, LA	23	9	5.5	$1.4M	+4.1%	#1,339 of 1,451
23Caddo Parish, LA	18	40	4.2	$1.8M	−5.4%	#1,371 of 1,451
24Terrebonne Parish, LA	17	19	4.5	$1.8M	−4.8%	#1,381 of 1,451
25Webster Parish, LA	14	6	4.2	$1.8M	−5.2%	#1,400 of 1,451

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Counties in Louisiana, ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Acadia Parish, LA	14	10	4.5	$1.6M	−0.8%	#1,402 of 1,451
27Evangeline Parish, LA	12	6	4.8	$1.6M	−1.0%	#1,416 of 1,451
28St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	12	9	5.9	$1.5M	−5.9%	#1,417 of 1,451
29St. Mary Parish, LA	8	9	4.9	$1.6M	−5.3%	#1,434 of 1,451
30Franklin Parish, LA	5	5	6.6	$1.2M	−3.6%	#1,444 of 1,451
31Morehouse Parish, LA	3	6	6.1	$1.2M	−6.9%	#1,446 of 1,451
Lincoln Parish, LA	Not scored	4	2.2	$3.7M	+0.1%
Washington Parish, LA	Not scored	4	2.3	$3.4M	−0.9%
Avoyelles Parish, LA	Not scored	1	0.7	$11M	−4.3%
Natchitoches Parish, LA	Not scored	1	0.7	$11.6M	−3.5%
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	Not scored	3	2.5	$3.6M	−2.4%
Iberville Parish, LA	Not scored	2	1.8	$4.3M	−1.6%
De Soto Parish, LA	Not scored	2	1.9	$4.5M	+2.0%
Plaquemines Parish, LA	Not scored	2	2.4	$3.9M	−5.3%
Allen Parish, LA	Not scored	2	2.5	$3.1M	0.0%
Grant Parish, LA	Not scored	1	1.3	$6.8M	−0.3%
Sabine Parish, LA	Not scored	2	2.3	$3.8M	−1.2%
Union Parish, LA	Not scored	1	1.2	$6.9M	−2.5%
Assumption Parish, LA	Not scored	2	2.3	$3.5M	−5.9%
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	Not scored	1	1.2	$6.9M	−5.6%
Richland Parish, LA	Not scored	3	4.1	$1.9M	−2.2%
St. James Parish, LA	Not scored	1	1.3	$7.3M	−5.9%
East Feliciana Parish, LA	Not scored	3	4.7	$2M	−2.8%
Concordia Parish, LA	Not scored	4	5.9	$1.3M	−4.0%
West Feliciana Parish, LA	Not scored	1	2.5	$3.7M	−0.7%
Jackson Parish, LA	Not scored	4	7.2	$1.1M	+5.6%
LaSalle Parish, LA	Not scored	1	2.0	$4.8M	+2.2%
Claiborne Parish, LA	Not scored	2	3.9	$1.7M	−5.3%
Winn Parish, LA	Not scored	1	2.1	$3.7M	+9.1%
Bienville Parish, LA	Not scored	1	1.8	$4.2M	−5.0%
St. Helena Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
Madison Parish, LA	Not scored	1	3.3	$2.1M	−10.9%
Caldwell Parish, LA	Not scored	1	2.7	$3.2M	−2.8%
West Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.5%
Catahoula Parish, LA	Not scored	1	3.1	$2.7M	−7.0%
Red River Parish, LA	Not scored	2	6.5	$1.3M	−5.5%
East Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−8.6%
Cameron Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−16.1%
Tensas Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−9.9%

Markets with fewer than 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Louisiana?

There are 745 car washes and detailers on map listings in Louisiana as of September 2026. 158 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 213 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 8.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Louisiana spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.4B a year, or $802 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 745 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 1,804,780 households in Louisiana and national spending patterns by income.

How does Louisiana compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Louisiana has 4.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Louisiana would have about 575, against 745 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,473 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.

Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for car washes and detailers?

Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores highest, at 49 (lower middle). Among 6 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the Opelousas area scores highest, at 48 (lower middle). Among 31 scored counties in Louisiana, Livingston Parish scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Louisiana scores 24 for car washes and detailers (low), #51 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Louisiana. 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.

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