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Car washes and detailers in Henry County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Henry County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #578 of 1,451 scored counties
#24 of 45 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,120 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,671
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 car washes and detailers in Henry County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,120 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Henry County spend about $10.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each location on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. 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 Henry County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Henry County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Henry County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #578 of 1,451 scored counties and #24 of 45 scored counties in Missouri.
How Henry 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 | Henry County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,706 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,120 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,926 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 52 |
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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Henry 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 Henry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,671+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,217
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 697 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $57,926+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,582
- Median home value
- $160,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,284
- Daytime population
- 21,444Residents 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 Henry 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 |
| 24Henry County, MO | 56 | 5 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #578 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Henry County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Henry County, MO?
There are 5 car washes and detailers on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Henry County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Henry County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.3M a year, or $1,120 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 9,217 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henry County, MO compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Henry County has 5.4 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Henry County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Henry County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Henry County at 22,671 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,217 households. Median household income in Henry County is $57,926, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Henry County scores 56 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #578 of 1,451 scored counties.
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