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Car washes and detailers in Lowndes County, MS

The car washes and detailers in Lowndes County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,351 of 1,451 scored counties
#19 of 22 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
11
4 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $876 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,346
−2.4% 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

Lowndes County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,351 of 1,451 scored counties and #19 of 22 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $876 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Lowndes County spend about $20.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 11 car washes and detailers, that is $1.8M per location, 27% 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 11 car washes and detailers on map listings in Lowndes County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Lowndes County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Lowndes County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Lowndes 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.

Car washes and detailing in Lowndes County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLowndes CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.83.63.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a11,0146,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.4%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$876$890$958
Median household income$53,812$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2148

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
114 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Lowndes 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 Lowndes County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,346−2.4% since 2020
Households
23,006
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
506 sq. mi.
People per square mile
114
Median household income
$53,812+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,521
Median home value
$164,100
Jobs located here
24,412
Daytime population
59,512Residents 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 counties in Mississippi for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Lowndes County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lafayette County, MS7352.6$3.5M+6.6%#160 of 1,451
2DeSoto County, MS70273.8$2.7M+6.3%#241 of 1,451
3Madison County, MS51194.3$2.2M+6.5%#704 of 1,451
4Jackson County, MS50264.5$2M+3.0%#729 of 1,451
5Hancock County, MS4784.0$2.4M+1.6%#801 of 1,451
6Rankin County, MS46264.3$2.3M+3.2%#825 of 1,451
7Lamar County, MS46135.1$1.8M+4.7%#833 of 1,451
8Harrison County, MS46404.8$1.8M+4.0%#834 of 1,451
9Monroe County, MS4353.6$2.6M−2.4%#896 of 1,451
10Jones County, MS3893.6$2.4M−1.0%#1,024 of 1,451
19Lowndes County, MS21114.8$1.8M−2.4%#1,351 of 1,451

Other business types in Lowndes County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Lowndes County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 car washes and detailers in Lowndes County. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Lowndes County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lowndes County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $20.2M a year, or $876 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 23,006 households in Lowndes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lowndes County has 4.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 26% 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 U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Lowndes County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Lowndes County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Lowndes County at 57,346 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,006 households. The median household income in Lowndes County is $53,812 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% 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. Lowndes County scores 21 for car washes and detailers (low), #1,351 of 1,451 scored counties.

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