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Car washes and detailers in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
How Tangipahoa Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,004 of 1,451 scored counties
#7 of 31 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 20
- 3 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $835 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 141,346
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 car washes and detailers in Tangipahoa Parish. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Tangipahoa Parish comes to about $43.4M a year: $835 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 car washes and detailers, that is $2.2M per location, 14% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Tangipahoa Parish was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 4,000 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Tangipahoa Parish.
Population estimates show Tangipahoa Parish grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Tangipahoa Parish is 39 (lower middle), #1,004 of 1,451 scored counties and #7 of 31 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Tangipahoa 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 | Tangipahoa Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,000 | 8,473 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $835 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,760 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 166
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 203 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 141,346+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 51,999
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 173
- Median household income
- $56,760+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,166
- Median home value
- $212,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,446
- Daytime population
- 130,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Tangipahoa Parish marked.
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 |
Other business types in Tangipahoa 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 care38
- Auto repair shops42
- Collision repair and body shops57
- Car washes and detailing39
- Tire shops32
- Oil change and quick lube33
- Gas stations43
- Insurance agencies58
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 Tangipahoa Parish, LA?
Tangipahoa Parish has 20 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Tangipahoa Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $43.4M a year, or $835 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 51,999 households in Tangipahoa Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tangipahoa Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Tangipahoa Parish has 3.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.2M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Tangipahoa Parish would have about 17, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,000 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Tangipahoa Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Tangipahoa Parish at 141,346 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,999 households. Median household income in Tangipahoa Parish is $56,760, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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. Tangipahoa Parish scores 39 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,004 of 1,451 scored counties.
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