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Car washes and detailers in Curry County, NM
How Curry County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,337 of 1,451 scored counties
#13 of 14 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $976 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,655
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Curry County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,337 of 1,451 scored counties and #13 of 14 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Curry County spend about $18.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $976 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each location on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 10 car washes and detailers on map listings in Curry County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Curry County in 2023. That is one for every 3,719 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Curry County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Curry County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Curry County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,719 | 6,249 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.5% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $976 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,309 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $907K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 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 Curry 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 Curry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,655−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,595
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $57,309+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,913
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,571
- Daytime population
- 46,183Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 90 | 13 | 2.3 | $5.1M | +6.9% | #8 of 1,451 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 89 | 8 | 2.9 | $4M | +7.2% | #12 of 1,451 |
| 3Doña Ana County, NM | 77 | 29 | 3.4 | $3M | +4.1% | #99 of 1,451 |
| 4Santa Fe County, NM | 69 | 20 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +1.2% | #248 of 1,451 |
| 5Taos County, NM | 69 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +0.3% | #249 of 1,451 |
| 6Bernalillo County, NM | 43 | 131 | 4.6 | $2.1M | −1.4% | #906 of 1,451 |
| 7Otero County, NM | 41 | 17 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +3.7% | #972 of 1,451 |
| 8Lea County, NM | 39 | 13 | 5.3 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #1,005 of 1,451 |
| 9Eddy County, NM | 33 | 15 | 6.4 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #1,147 of 1,451 |
| 10San Juan County, NM | 32 | 23 | 5.5 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #1,161 of 1,451 |
| 13Curry County, NM | 23 | 10 | 5.4 | $1.8M | −3.5% | #1,337 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Curry 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 care21
- Auto repair shops22
- Collision repair and body shops49
- Car washes and detailing23
- Tire shops27
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations24
- Insurance agencies46
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 Curry County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 car washes and detailers in Curry County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Curry County, NM spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18.1M a year, or $976 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 18,595 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Curry County, NM compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Curry 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 $1.8M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Curry County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,719 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Curry County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Curry County at 46,655 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,595 households. The median household income in Curry County is $57,309 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Curry County scores 23 for car washes and detailers (low), #1,337 of 1,451 scored counties.
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