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Car washes and detailers in Hinds County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Hinds County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,159 of 1,451 scored counties
#15 of 22 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 35
- 7 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $72.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $805 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 211,888
- −6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Hinds County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,159 of 1,451 scored counties and #15 of 22 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hinds County comes to about $72.1M a year: $805 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each location on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Hinds County has 35 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Hinds County classed as car washes. That is one for every 6,891 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $120K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Hinds County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hinds County declined 6.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hinds 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 | Hinds County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,891 | 11,014 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $805 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,402 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $120K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Hinds 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 Hinds County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 211,888−6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 89,578
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 870 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 251
- Median household income
- $49,402+10.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,611
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 120,149
- Daytime population
- 246,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Hinds County marked.
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 |
| 15Hinds County, MS | 32 | 35 | 3.9 | $2.1M | −6.6% | #1,159 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Hinds 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 care28
- Auto repair shops31
- Collision repair and body shops34
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops20
- Oil change and quick lube37
- Gas stations18
- Insurance agencies25
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 Hinds County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 car washes and detailers in Hinds County. 7 of them (20%) 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 Hinds County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $72.1M a year, or $805 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 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 89,578 households in Hinds County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hinds County, MS compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Hinds County has 3.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% 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, Hinds County would have about 29, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,891 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Hinds County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Hinds County at 211,888 people in 2025, down 6.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,578 households. The median household income in Hinds County is $49,402 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.7% 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. Hinds County scores 32 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,159 of 1,451 scored counties.
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