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Car washes and detailers in Webster County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Webster County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #974 of 1,451 scored counties
#33 of 45 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,184 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,054
+10.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 car washes and detailers in Webster County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 8.6 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in Webster County spend about $16.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,184 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each location on map listings, 45% 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.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Webster County in 2023. That is one for every 3,491 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Webster County grew 10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Webster County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #974 of 1,451 scored counties and #33 of 45 scored counties in Missouri.

How Webster 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.

Car washes and detailing in Webster County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureWebster CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.64.23.8
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,4916,7066,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,184$1,058$958
Median household income$71,155$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4152

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$146K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
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 Webster 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 Webster County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,054+10.4% since 2020
Households
13,964
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$71,155+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,458
Median home value
$228,800
Jobs located here
8,109
Daytime population
33,463Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Webster County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO9483.5$3.6M+11.4%#3 of 1,451
2Warren County, MO9253.6$3.6M+9.2%#6 of 1,451
3Jefferson County, MO86303.4$3.5M+2.7%#28 of 1,451
4Christian County, MO85123.4$3.5M+8.3%#37 of 1,451
5Platte County, MO85184.1$2.9M+6.7%#38 of 1,451
6Cass County, MO82204.6$2.7M+7.1%#51 of 1,451
7Johnson County, MO8073.3$3.4M+4.9%#59 of 1,451
8Lawrence County, MO7264.1$2.7M+3.7%#188 of 1,451
9Laclede County, MO7153.4$3.1M+2.5%#205 of 1,451
10Franklin County, MO71214.9$2.4M+3.1%#217 of 1,451
33Webster County, MO41128.6$1.4M+10.4%#974 of 1,451

Other business types in Webster County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Webster County, MO?

Webster County has 12 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.

How much do households in Webster County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $16.5M a year, or $1,184 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 13,964 households in Webster County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Webster County, MO compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Webster County has 8.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.4M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Webster County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,491 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.

How fast is Webster County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Webster County at 43,054 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,964 households. Median household income in Webster County is $71,155, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Webster County scores 41 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #974 of 1,451 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Webster County

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