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Car washes and detailers in Pulaski County, MO
The car washes and detailers in Pulaski County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #884 of 1,451 scored counties
#31 of 45 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,442
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pulaski County comes to about $17.9M a year: $1,063 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 9 car washes and detailers, that is $2M per location, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Pulaski County has 9 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Pulaski County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Pulaski County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Pulaski County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #884 of 1,451 scored counties and #31 of 45 scored counties in Missouri.
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $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 | +0.8% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,063 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,466 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 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
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,442+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,851
- Median age
- 30.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 547 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $64,466+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,072
- Median home value
- $189,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,976
- Daytime population
- 49,673Residents 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 Pulaski 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 |
| 31Pulaski County, MO | 44 | 9 | 5.3 | $2M | +0.8% | #884 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 care59
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing44
- Tire shops52
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations32
- Insurance agencies53
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 Pulaski County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 car washes and detailers in Pulaski County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Pulaski County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Pulaski County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.9M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 16,851 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, MO compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Pulaski County has 5.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Pulaski County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 54,442 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,851 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $64,466 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Pulaski County scores 44 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #884 of 1,451 scored counties.
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