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Car washes and detailers in Lauderdale County, MS
The car washes and detailers in Lauderdale County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,098 of 1,451 scored counties
#13 of 22 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 13
- 4 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $829 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,317
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Lauderdale County is 35 (lower middle), #1,098 of 1,451 scored counties and #13 of 22 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 car washes and detailers in Lauderdale County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lauderdale County comes to about $23.8M a year: $829 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 car washes and detailers, that is $1.8M per location, 27% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lauderdale County classed as car washes. That is one for every 9,569 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lauderdale County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lauderdale 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 | Lauderdale County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,569 | 11,014 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $829 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,817 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $545K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,317−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 28,707
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 704 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $50,817+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,958
- Median home value
- $133,300
- Jobs located here
- 32,099
- Daytime population
- 75,808Residents 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 Lauderdale 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 |
| 13Lauderdale County, MS | 35 | 13 | 4.5 | $1.8M | −3.2% | #1,098 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Lauderdale 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 care16
- Auto repair shops21
- Collision repair and body shops22
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops7
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations17
- Insurance agencies36
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 Lauderdale County, MS?
There are 13 car washes and detailers on map listings in Lauderdale County as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Lauderdale County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.8M a year, or $829 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 28,707 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lauderdale County, MS compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Lauderdale County has 4.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,569 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Lauderdale County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 70,317 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,707 households. Median household income in Lauderdale County is $50,817, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Lauderdale County scores 35 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,098 of 1,451 scored counties.
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