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Car washes and detailers in the Opelousas, LA area
How the Opelousas, LA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #230 of 441 scored small-town markets
#1 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $24.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $749 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,765
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 car washes and detailers in the Opelousas area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 43%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in the Opelousas area spend about $24.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $749 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each location on map listings, 37% above 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 the Opelousas area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show the Opelousas area declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, the Opelousas area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #230 of 441 scored small-town markets and #1 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana.
How the Opelousas area 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 | Opelousas area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $1.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 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 | $749 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $44,462 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 24 |
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
- 73 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 the Opelousas area, 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 the Opelousas area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,765−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,183
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 923 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $44,462+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,015
- Median home value
- $142,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,929
- Daytime population
- 72,446Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Opelousas area marked.
Top small-town markets in Louisiana
| 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 |
Other business types in the Opelousas area
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 care33
- Auto repair shops33
- Collision repair and body shops30
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops14
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations20
- Insurance agencies64
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 the Opelousas, LA area?
The Opelousas area has 7 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in the Opelousas area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Opelousas, LA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.1M a year, or $749 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 32,183 households in the Opelousas area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Opelousas, LA area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Opelousas area has 2.2 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.4M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Opelousas area would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is the Opelousas, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Opelousas area at 80,765 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,183 households. Median household income in the Opelousas area is $44,462, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Opelousas area scores 48 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #230 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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