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Car washes and detailers in the Deming, NM area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Deming, NM area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #392 of 441 scored small-town markets
#7 of 8 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $968 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,407
−0.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in the Deming area is 28 (lower middle), #392 of 441 scored small-town markets and #7 of 8 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 car washes and detailers in the Deming area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in the Deming area spend about $8.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $968 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 6 car washes and detailers, that is $1.5M per location, 41% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Deming area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as car washes in the Deming area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Deming area declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Deming area 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.

Car washes and detailing in Deming, NM area compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureDeming areaNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.54.03.8
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,2496,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.5%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$968$1,033$958
Median household income$36,419$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2845

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
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in the Deming area, 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 the Deming area

Population, 2025 estimate
25,407−0.2% since 2020
Households
9,223
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,965 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$36,419+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$54,300
Median home value
$128,000
Jobs located here
7,479
Daytime population
23,917Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New Mexico for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Deming area marked.

Top small-town markets in New Mexico

Small-town markets in New Mexico ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Taos, NM7353.2$3.4M+0.3%#62 of 441
2Hobbs, NM46135.3$2.1M+0.2%#248 of 441
3Alamogordo, NM46176.9$1.4M+3.7%#254 of 441
4Carlsbad-Artesia, NM39156.4$1.7M+0.3%#314 of 441
5Clovis, NM36124.6$2.1M−3.3%#329 of 441
6Roswell, NM31125.1$2.1M−2.7%#365 of 441
7Deming, NM2866.5$1.5M−0.2%#392 of 441
8Gallup, NM19125.6$1.7M−6.1%#420 of 441

Other business types in the Deming area

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in the Deming, NM area?

The Deming area has 6 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in the Deming area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Deming, NM area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $8.9M a year, or $968 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 9,223 households in the Deming area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Deming, NM area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

The Deming area has 6.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.5M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Deming area would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is the Deming, NM area growing?

Population estimates put the Deming area at 25,407 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,223 households. Median household income in the Deming area is $36,419, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Deming area scores 28 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #392 of 441 scored small-town markets.

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