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Car washes and detailers in Murray County, OK

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $985 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,805
−0.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 car washes and detailers in Murray County. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in Murray County spend about $4.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $985 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 car washes and detailers, that is $1.2M per location, 52% 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 Murray County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $273K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Murray County.

Population estimates put the population change in Murray County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, Murray County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Murray County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Murray County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureMurray CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.15.03.8
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.8M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,6486,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.3%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$985$911$958
Median household income$66,322$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

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
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$273K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Murray 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 Murray County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,805−0.5% since 2020
Households
4,956
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$66,322+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,934
Median home value
$159,800
Jobs located here
4,043
Daytime population
12,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Oklahoma

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

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Logan County, OK8763.4$3.4M+11.5%#22 of 1,451
2Rogers County, OK86113.0$3.6M+7.1%#27 of 1,451
3Pottawatomie County, OK7562.2$4.2M+3.5%#118 of 1,451
4Bryan County, OK7152.7$3.2M+10.9%#201 of 1,451
5Grady County, OK6752.4$4.3M+7.7%#292 of 1,451
6Wagoner County, OK55185.7$1.8M+14.6%#618 of 1,451
7Creek County, OK54145.0$1.9M+4.4%#636 of 1,451
8Le Flore County, OK5373.9$2.4M+4.1%#653 of 1,451
9Canadian County, OK50325.5$1.8M+20.4%#735 of 1,451
10Stephens County, OK4584.6$2M+3.4%#856 of 1,451
Murray County, OKNot scored48.1$1.2M−0.5%

Other business types in Murray County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Murray County, OK?

There are 4 car washes and detailers on map listings in Murray County as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Murray County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Murray County, OK spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $4.9M a year, or $985 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 4,956 households in Murray County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Murray County has 8.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.2M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Murray County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Murray County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Murray County at 13,805 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,956 households. Median household income in Murray County is $66,322, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Murray County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Murray County

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