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Car washes and detailers in New Madrid County, MO
The car washes and detailers in New Madrid County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,413 of 1,451 scored counties
#45 of 45 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $984 a household
- Spending per listing
- $824K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,086
- −7.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in New Madrid County is 13 (low), #1,413 of 1,451 scored counties and #45 of 45 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in New Madrid County spend about $6.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $984 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 8 car washes and detailers, that is $824K per location, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
New Madrid County has 8 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in New Madrid County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of New Madrid County declined 7.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How New Madrid 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 | New Madrid County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $824K | $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 | −7.6% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $984 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,881 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 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
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 New Madrid 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 New Madrid County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,086−7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,695
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 675 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $51,881+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,569
- Median home value
- $111,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,102
- Daytime population
- 17,392Residents 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 New Madrid 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 |
| 45New Madrid County, MO | 13 | 8 | 11.9 | $824K | −7.6% | #1,413 of 1,451 |
Other business types in New Madrid 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 New Madrid County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 car washes and detailers in New Madrid County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in New Madrid County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in New Madrid County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.6M a year, or $984 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $824K 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 6,695 households in New Madrid County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Madrid County, MO compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
New Madrid County has 11.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $824K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, New Madrid County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is New Madrid County, MO growing?
Population estimates put New Madrid County at 15,086 people in 2025, down 7.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,695 households. The median household income in New Madrid County is $51,881 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. New Madrid County scores 13 for car washes and detailers (low), #1,413 of 1,451 scored counties.
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