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Car washes and detailers in Copiah County, MS
The car washes and detailers in Copiah County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,278 of 1,451 scored counties
#18 of 22 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $937 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,497
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Copiah County is 26 (lower middle), #1,278 of 1,451 scored counties and #18 of 22 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Copiah County comes to about $9.4M a year: $937 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 car washes and detailers, that is $1.9M per location, 25% 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 5 car washes and detailers on map listings in Copiah County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Copiah County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Copiah County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Copiah County 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.
| Measure | Copiah County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 11,014 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $937 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,089 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 48 |
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
- 50 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 Copiah County, 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 Copiah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,497−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,060
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $49,089+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,358
- Median home value
- $114,100
- Jobs located here
- 6,176
- Daytime population
- 22,252Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lafayette County, MS | 73 | 5 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +6.6% | #160 of 1,451 |
| 2DeSoto County, MS | 70 | 27 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +6.3% | #241 of 1,451 |
| 3Madison County, MS | 51 | 19 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +6.5% | #704 of 1,451 |
| 4Jackson County, MS | 50 | 26 | 4.5 | $2M | +3.0% | #729 of 1,451 |
| 5Hancock County, MS | 47 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +1.6% | #801 of 1,451 |
| 6Rankin County, MS | 46 | 26 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +3.2% | #825 of 1,451 |
| 7Lamar County, MS | 46 | 13 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +4.7% | #833 of 1,451 |
| 8Harrison County, MS | 46 | 40 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +4.0% | #834 of 1,451 |
| 9Monroe County, MS | 43 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.6M | −2.4% | #896 of 1,451 |
| 10Jones County, MS | 38 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.4M | −1.0% | #1,024 of 1,451 |
| 18Copiah County, MS | 26 | 5 | 5.0 | $1.9M | −2.7% | #1,278 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Copiah County
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 shops34
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing26
- Tire shops24
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations24
- Insurance agencies61
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 Copiah County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 car washes and detailers in Copiah County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Copiah County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Copiah County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.4M a year, or $937 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 10,060 households in Copiah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Copiah County, MS compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Copiah County has 5.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Copiah County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Copiah County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Copiah County at 27,497 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,060 households. The median household income in Copiah County is $49,089 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. 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. Copiah County scores 26 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,278 of 1,451 scored counties.
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