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Car washes and detailers in Platte County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Platte County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #38 of 1,451 scored counties
#5 of 45 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 18
- 5 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $51.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,175 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,400
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Platte County is 85 (high), #38 of 1,451 scored counties and #5 of 45 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.
At $1,175 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in Platte County spend about $51.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each location on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Platte County has 18 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 28%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Platte County classed as car washes. That is one for every 14,634 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Platte County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Platte 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 | Platte County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,634 | 6,706 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.7% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,175 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $96,227 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $820K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 185 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Platte 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 Platte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,400+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 43,902
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 263
- Median household income
- $96,227+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,410
- Median home value
- $345,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,509
- Daytime population
- 103,025Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Platte 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 care88
- Auto repair shops87
- Collision repair and body shops75
- Car washes and detailing85
- Tire shops91
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations77
- 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 Platte County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 car washes and detailers in Platte County. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Platte County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $51.6M a year, or $1,175 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 43,902 households in Platte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Platte County, MO compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Platte County has 4.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.9M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Platte County would have about 21, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,634 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Platte County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Platte County at 114,400 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,902 households. The median household income in Platte County is $96,227 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% 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. Platte County scores 85 for car washes and detailers (high), #38 of 1,451 scored counties.
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