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Car washes and detailers in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
The car washes and detailers in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,331 of 1,451 scored counties
#21 of 31 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $820K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,756
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, West Baton Rouge Parish has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,331 of 1,451 scored counties and #21 of 31 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 car washes and detailers in West Baton Rouge Parish. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in West Baton Rouge Parish spend about $9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $822 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $820K of household spending for each location on map listings, 67% 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 West Baton Rouge Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of West Baton Rouge Parish grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How West Baton Rouge 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 | West Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $820K | $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 | +5.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $822 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,299 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 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
- 112 chain locations
- 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,756+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 10,974
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 192 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $87,299+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,837
- Median home value
- $229,900
- Jobs located here
- 14,037
- Daytime population
- 29,192Residents 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 |
| 21West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 24 | 11 | 10.0 | $820K | +5.5% | #1,331 of 1,451 |
Other business types in West Baton Rouge 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 care25
- Auto repair shops31
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing24
- Tire shops40
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations23
- Insurance agencies75
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 West Baton Rouge Parish, LA?
There are 11 car washes and detailers on map listings in West Baton Rouge Parish as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in West Baton Rouge Parish: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9M a year, or $822 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $820K 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 10,974 households in West Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
West Baton Rouge Parish has 10.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $820K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, West Baton Rouge Parish would have about 4, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is West Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put West Baton Rouge Parish at 28,756 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,974 households. Median household income in West Baton Rouge Parish is $87,299, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.5%, 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. West Baton Rouge Parish scores 24 for car washes and detailers (low), #1,331 of 1,451 scored counties.
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