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Car washes and detailers in the Ruston, LA area
The car washes and detailers in the Ruston, LA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,360
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Ruston area spend about $14.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $800 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 car washes and detailers, that is $3.7M per location, 47% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
The Ruston area has 4 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in the Ruston area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in the Ruston area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, the Ruston area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Ruston 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 | Ruston area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $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 | +0.1% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $800 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $39,172 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 42 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Ruston 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 Ruston area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,360+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,487
- Median age
- 32.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 472 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $39,172+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,113
- Median home value
- $210,100
- Jobs located here
- 18,570
- Daytime population
- 48,307Residents 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 Ruston 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 |
| Ruston, LA | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +0.1% |
Other business types in the Ruston 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 care45
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops55
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops23
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations35
- Insurance agencies40
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 Ruston, LA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 car washes and detailers in the Ruston area. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in the Ruston area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Ruston, LA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.8M a year, or $800 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 18,487 households in the Ruston area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ruston, LA area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Ruston 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 $3.7M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Ruston area would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is the Ruston, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Ruston area at 48,360 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,487 households. The median household income in the Ruston area is $39,172 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.5% 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. 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 Ruston area has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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