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Car washes and detailers in Evangeline Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Evangeline Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 12 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,416 of 1,451 scored counties
#27 of 31 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $743 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,980
−1.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Evangeline Parish is 12 (low), #1,416 of 1,451 scored counties and #27 of 31 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 car washes and detailers in Evangeline Parish. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Evangeline Parish comes to about $9.3M a year: $743 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 car washes and detailers, that is $1.6M per location, 38% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Evangeline Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Evangeline Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Evangeline Parish compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 Evangeline Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureEvangeline ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.84.13.8
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,4736,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$743$802$958
Median household income$41,915$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score1224

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
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Evangeline Parish, 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 Evangeline Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
31,980−1.0% since 2020
Households
12,561
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
662 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$41,915+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,820
Median home value
$124,600
Jobs located here
8,287
Daytime population
27,951Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Evangeline Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston Parish, LA61244.5$2M+8.5%#450 of 1,451
2Ascension Parish, LA53306.3$1.6M+6.4%#665 of 1,451
3Orleans Parish, LA52322.1$3M−5.5%#668 of 1,451
4St. Tammany Parish, LA52585.5$1.7M+5.3%#692 of 1,451
5St. Landry Parish, LA4572.2$3.4M−1.9%#842 of 1,451
6Bossier Parish, LA42244.7$1.8M+2.5%#941 of 1,451
7Tangipahoa Parish, LA39203.8$2.2M+5.8%#1,004 of 1,451
8Calcasieu Parish, LA39324.1$2.1M−3.7%#1,007 of 1,451
9Beauregard Parish, LA3664.4$2.1M+0.2%#1,078 of 1,451
10Rapides Parish, LA36204.1$1.9M−2.9%#1,084 of 1,451
27Evangeline Parish, LA1264.8$1.6M−1.0%#1,416 of 1,451

Other business types in Evangeline Parish

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Evangeline Parish, LA?

Evangeline Parish has 6 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Evangeline Parish: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Evangeline Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $9.3M a year, or $743 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 12,561 households in Evangeline Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Evangeline Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Evangeline Parish has 4.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.6M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Evangeline Parish would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Evangeline Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Evangeline Parish at 31,980 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,561 households. Median household income in Evangeline Parish is $41,915, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. Evangeline Parish scores 12 for car washes and detailers (low), #1,416 of 1,451 scored counties.

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