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Car washes and detailers in the Natchez, MS-LA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Natchez, MS-LA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #304 of 441 scored small-town markets
#7 of 11 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,722
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Natchez area spend about $16.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $788 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each location on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
The Natchez area has 8 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, 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 3 businesses with payroll in the Natchez area classed as car washes. That is one for every 6,912 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Natchez area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, the Natchez area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #304 of 441 scored small-town markets and #7 of 11 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi.
How the Natchez 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.
| Measure | Natchez area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,912 | 11,014 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $788 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $42,104 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $233K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Natchez 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 Natchez area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,722−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 20,736
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $42,104
- Average household income
- $63,809
- Median home value
- $101,500
- Jobs located here
- 16,813
- Daytime population
- 51,317Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Natchez area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oxford, MS | 76 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +5.3% | #34 of 441 |
| 2Starkville, MS | 53 | 9 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +0.8% | #189 of 441 |
| 3Tupelo, MS | 51 | 27 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +0.8% | #217 of 441 |
| 4Laurel, MS | 49 | 9 | 2.8 | $3M | −1.5% | #222 of 441 |
| 5Meridian, MS | 48 | 13 | 3.8 | $2.2M | −3.2% | #233 of 441 |
| 6Vicksburg, MS | 40 | 6 | 3.6 | $2.4M | −6.3% | #302 of 441 |
| 7Natchez, MS-LA | 40 | 8 | 3.9 | $2M | −0.9% | #304 of 441 |
| 8Columbus, MS | 32 | 11 | 4.1 | $2.1M | −2.7% | #358 of 441 |
| 9Grenada, MS | 31 | 5 | 4.0 | $2.2M | −3.6% | #364 of 441 |
| 10McComb, MS | 28 | 11 | 5.4 | $1.6M | −2.6% | #391 of 441 |
Other business types in the Natchez area
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 care20
- Auto repair shops20
- Collision repair and body shops13
- Car washes and detailing40
- Tire shops23
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations21
- Insurance agencies35
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 the Natchez, MS-LA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 car washes and detailers in the Natchez area. None of them 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 the Natchez, MS-LA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.3M a year, or $788 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 20,736 households in the Natchez area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Natchez, MS-LA area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Natchez area has 3.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Natchez area would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,912 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Natchez, MS-LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Natchez area at 54,722 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,736 households. The median household income in the Natchez area is $42,104 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Natchez area scores 40 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #304 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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