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Car washes and detailers in Atchison County, MO

How Atchison County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,090 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,175
−2.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 car wash or detailer in Atchison County. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households.

At $1,090 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Atchison County spend about $2.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each location on map listings. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Atchison County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Atchison County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Atchison County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Atchison County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureAtchison CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.23.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,7066,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,090$1,058$958
Median household income$58,750$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Atchison 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 Atchison County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,175−2.5% since 2020
Households
2,287
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
547 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$58,750
Average household income
$77,295
Median home value
$106,800
Jobs located here
1,551
Daytime population
4,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Atchison County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO9483.5$3.6M+11.4%#3 of 1,451
2Warren County, MO9253.6$3.6M+9.2%#6 of 1,451
3Jefferson County, MO86303.4$3.5M+2.7%#28 of 1,451
4Christian County, MO85123.4$3.5M+8.3%#37 of 1,451
5Platte County, MO85184.1$2.9M+6.7%#38 of 1,451
6Cass County, MO82204.6$2.7M+7.1%#51 of 1,451
7Johnson County, MO8073.3$3.4M+4.9%#59 of 1,451
8Lawrence County, MO7264.1$2.7M+3.7%#188 of 1,451
9Laclede County, MO7153.4$3.1M+2.5%#205 of 1,451
10Franklin County, MO71214.9$2.4M+3.1%#217 of 1,451
Atchison County, MONot scored14.4$2.5M−2.5%

Other business types in Atchison County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Atchison County, MO?

Atchison County has 1 car wash or detailer on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Atchison County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Atchison County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2.5M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 2,287 households in Atchison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Atchison County has 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending.

How fast is Atchison County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Atchison County at 5,175 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,287 households. Median household income in Atchison County is $58,750, 27% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Atchison County

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