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Car washes and detailers in Franklin County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Franklin County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #217 of 1,451 scored counties
#10 of 45 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 21
- 4 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,182 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 108,090
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Franklin County comes to about $50.9M a year: $1,182 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 21 car washes and detailers, that is $2.4M per location, 4% 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 21 car washes and detailers on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 19%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as car washes. That is one for every 8,607 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Franklin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Franklin County is 71 (upper middle), #217 of 1,451 scored counties and #10 of 45 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Franklin 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.
| Measure | Franklin County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,607 | 6,706 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,182 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,165 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $612K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 108,090+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 43,036
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 923 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $73,165+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,432
- Median home value
- $227,600
- Jobs located here
- 38,594
- Daytime population
- 91,932Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Franklin County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 94 | 8 | 3.5 | $3.6M | +11.4% | #3 of 1,451 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 92 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.6M | +9.2% | #6 of 1,451 |
| 3Jefferson County, MO | 86 | 30 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +2.7% | #28 of 1,451 |
| 4Christian County, MO | 85 | 12 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +8.3% | #37 of 1,451 |
| 5Platte County, MO | 85 | 18 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +6.7% | #38 of 1,451 |
| 6Cass County, MO | 82 | 20 | 4.6 | $2.7M | +7.1% | #51 of 1,451 |
| 7Johnson County, MO | 80 | 7 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +4.9% | #59 of 1,451 |
| 8Lawrence County, MO | 72 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +3.7% | #188 of 1,451 |
| 9Laclede County, MO | 71 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +2.5% | #205 of 1,451 |
| 10Franklin County, MO | 71 | 21 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +3.1% | #217 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 care49
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops52
- Car washes and detailing71
- Tire shops74
- Oil change and quick lube51
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies28
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 Franklin County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 car washes and detailers in Franklin County. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Franklin County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $50.9M a year, or $1,182 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 43,036 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, MO compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Franklin County has 4.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.4M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Franklin County would have about 20, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,607 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 108,090 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,036 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $73,165 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Franklin County scores 71 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #217 of 1,451 scored counties.
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