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Car washes and detailers in the Mount Pleasant, MI area
How the Mount Pleasant, MI 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #249 of 441 scored small-town markets
#9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 12
- 5 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,691
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Mount Pleasant area spend about $24.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $997 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12 car washes and detailers, that is $2.1M per location, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 12 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Mount Pleasant area as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Mount Pleasant area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 4,983 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Mount Pleasant area grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in the Mount Pleasant area is 46 (lower middle), #249 of 441 scored small-town markets and #9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Michigan.
How the Mount Pleasant area compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Mount Pleasant area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,983 | 6,102 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.2% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $997 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,237 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $949K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 125 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 Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,691+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 24,914
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $55,237+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,389
- Median home value
- $170,400
- Jobs located here
- 26,182
- Daytime population
- 67,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Mount Pleasant area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Holland, MI | 76 | 22 | 4.8 | $2.5M | +2.1% | #39 of 441 |
| 2Hillsdale, MI | 73 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.9M | 0.0% | #60 of 441 |
| 3Owosso, MI | 73 | 10 | 3.6 | $3.1M | −0.4% | #64 of 441 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 63 | 13 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +0.3% | #117 of 441 |
| 4Marquette, MI | 63 | 12 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #118 of 441 |
| 5Adrian, MI | 59 | 18 | 4.6 | $2.4M | −1.6% | #146 of 441 |
| 6Alma, MI | 52 | 7 | 4.7 | $2.3M | −1.1% | #201 of 441 |
| 7Big Rapids, MI | 52 | 10 | 6.0 | $1.8M | +4.7% | #210 of 441 |
| 8Cadillac, MI | 47 | 13 | 6.6 | $1.6M | +2.0% | #247 of 441 |
| 9Mount Pleasant, MI | 46 | 12 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +0.3% | #249 of 441 |
Other business types in the Mount Pleasant 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 care46
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops38
- Car washes and detailing46
- Tire shops46
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies46
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 Mount Pleasant, MI area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 car washes and detailers in the Mount Pleasant area. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Mount Pleasant, MI area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.8M a year, or $997 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 24,914 households in the Mount Pleasant area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mount Pleasant, MI area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Mount Pleasant area has 4.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Mount Pleasant area would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,983 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Mount Pleasant, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Mount Pleasant area at 64,691 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,914 households. The median household income in the Mount Pleasant area is $55,237 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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 Mount Pleasant area scores 46 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #249 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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