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Car washes and detailers in Pike County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Pike County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 6 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,442 of 1,451 scored counties
#21 of 22 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $803 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,712
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Pike County is 6 (very low), #1,442 of 1,451 scored counties and #21 of 22 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Pike County spend about $12.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $803 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per location, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Pike County has 9 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Pike County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Pike County declined 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pike 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 | Pike County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $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 | −3.7% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $803 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $43,814 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 6 | 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
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Pike 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 Pike County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,712−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,007
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $43,814+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $60,063
- Median home value
- $110,800
- Jobs located here
- 15,021
- Daytime population
- 39,086Residents 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 |
| 21Pike County, MS | 6 | 9 | 6.0 | $1.3M | −3.7% | #1,442 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Pike 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 care18
- Auto repair shops21
- Collision repair and body shops27
- Car washes and detailing6
- Tire shops7
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations11
- Insurance agencies43
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 Pike County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 car washes and detailers in Pike County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Pike County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Pike County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.1M a year, or $803 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 15,007 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pike County, MS compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Pike County has 6.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.3M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Pike County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Pike County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pike County at 38,712 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,007 households. The median household income in Pike County is $43,814 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.9% 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. Pike County scores 6 for car washes and detailers (very low), #1,442 of 1,451 scored counties.
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