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Car washes and detailers in the Brookhaven, MS area

How the Brookhaven, MS 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $899 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
57% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,012
+0.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $899 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Brookhaven area spend about $11.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each location on map listings, 57% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

There are 3 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Brookhaven area as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in the Brookhaven area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show the Brookhaven area grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, the Brookhaven area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Brookhaven area compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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.

Car washes and detailing in Brookhaven, MS area compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureBrookhaven areaMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.33.63.8
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a11,0146,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.4%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$899$890$958
Median household income$51,119$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

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
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven area

Population, 2025 estimate
35,012+0.5% since 2020
Households
13,158
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
586 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$51,119+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,564
Median home value
$155,800
Jobs located here
13,891
Daytime population
33,849Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Brookhaven area marked.

Top small-town markets in Mississippi

Small-town markets in Mississippi ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oxford, MS7662.5$3.7M+5.3%#34 of 441
2Starkville, MS5393.5$2.5M+0.8%#189 of 441
3Tupelo, MS51275.2$1.8M+0.8%#217 of 441
4Laurel, MS4992.8$3M−1.5%#222 of 441
5Meridian, MS48133.8$2.2M−3.2%#233 of 441
6Vicksburg, MS4063.6$2.4M−6.3%#302 of 441
7Natchez, MS-LA4083.9$2M−0.9%#304 of 441
8Columbus, MS32114.1$2.1M−2.7%#358 of 441
9Grenada, MS3154.0$2.2M−3.6%#364 of 441
10McComb, MS28115.4$1.6M−2.6%#391 of 441
Brookhaven, MSNot scored32.3$3.9M+0.5%

Other business types in the Brookhaven area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in the Brookhaven, MS area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 car washes and detailers in the Brookhaven area. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in the Brookhaven area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Brookhaven, MS area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $11.8M a year, or $899 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 13,158 households in the Brookhaven area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Brookhaven, MS area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

The Brookhaven area has 2.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.9M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Brookhaven area would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is the Brookhaven, MS area growing?

Population estimates put the Brookhaven area at 35,012 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,158 households. The median household income in the Brookhaven area is $51,119 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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 Brookhaven area has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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