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Car washes and detailers in the Gallup, NM area
The car washes and detailers in the Gallup, NM area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #420 of 441 scored small-town markets
#8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 12
- 7 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,119
- −6.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in the Gallup area is 19 (low), #420 of 441 scored small-town markets and #8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Gallup area spend about $20.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $940 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per location, 34% 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 12 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Gallup area as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 58%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Gallup area in 2023. That is one for every 3,050 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Gallup area declined 6.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Gallup 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.
| Measure | Gallup area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,050 | 6,249 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.5% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.1% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $940 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $47,668 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 the Gallup 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 Gallup area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,119−6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 21,353
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,451 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $47,668+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,961
- Median home value
- $78,700
- Jobs located here
- 19,649
- Daytime population
- 70,240Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Taos, NM | 73 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +0.3% | #62 of 441 |
| 2Hobbs, NM | 46 | 13 | 5.3 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #248 of 441 |
| 3Alamogordo, NM | 46 | 17 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +3.7% | #254 of 441 |
| 4Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 39 | 15 | 6.4 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #314 of 441 |
| 5Clovis, NM | 36 | 12 | 4.6 | $2.1M | −3.3% | #329 of 441 |
| 6Roswell, NM | 31 | 12 | 5.1 | $2.1M | −2.7% | #365 of 441 |
| 7Deming, NM | 28 | 6 | 6.5 | $1.5M | −0.2% | #392 of 441 |
| 8Gallup, NM | 19 | 12 | 5.6 | $1.7M | −6.1% | #420 of 441 |
Other business types in the Gallup area
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 care37
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing19
- Tire shops27
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations5
- Insurance agencies52
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 the Gallup, NM area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 car washes and detailers in the Gallup area. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Gallup, NM area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.1M a year, or $940 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 21,353 households in the Gallup area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gallup, NM area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Gallup area has 5.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.7M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Gallup area would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,050 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Gallup, NM area growing?
Population estimates put the Gallup area at 68,119 people in 2025, down 6.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,353 households. The median household income in the Gallup area is $47,668 a year, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.9% 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. 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 Gallup area scores 19 for car washes and detailers (low), #420 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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