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Car washes and detailers in Jefferson Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Jefferson Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,148 of 1,451 scored counties
#12 of 31 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 82
- 13 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $136.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $773 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 431,398
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, Jefferson Parish has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,148 of 1,451 scored counties and #12 of 31 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 car washes and detailers in Jefferson Parish. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 16%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Jefferson Parish spend about $136.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $773 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each location on map listings, 34% 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Jefferson Parish in 2023. That is one for every 11,063 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $405K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Jefferson Parish. Population estimates show Jefferson Parish declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,063 | 8,473 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $773 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,252 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $405K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 431,398−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 177,003
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 301 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,432
- Median household income
- $65,252+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,680
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 200,099
- Daytime population
- 450,992Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| 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 |
| 12Jefferson Parish, LA | 33 | 82 | 4.6 | $1.7M | −1.9% | #1,148 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Jefferson Parish
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 care19
- Auto repair shops20
- Collision repair and body shops14
- Car washes and detailing33
- Tire shops20
- Oil change and quick lube16
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies17
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 Jefferson Parish, LA?
There are 82 car washes and detailers on map listings in Jefferson Parish as of September 2026. 13 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Jefferson Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $136.9M a year, or $773 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 177,003 households in Jefferson Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Jefferson Parish has 4.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.7M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Jefferson Parish would have about 54, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,063 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson Parish at 431,398 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 177,003 households. Median household income in Jefferson Parish is $65,252, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.8%, 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. Jefferson Parish scores 33 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,148 of 1,451 scored counties.
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