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Car washes and detailers in the Dyersburg, TN area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #393 of 441 scored small-town markets
#16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $807 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,320
−1.1% 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 Dyersburg area is 27 (lower middle), #393 of 441 scored small-town markets and #16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 car washes and detailers in the Dyersburg area. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

At $807 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Dyersburg area spend about $11.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 6 car washes and detailers, that is $2M per location, 21% 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 Dyersburg area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in the Dyersburg area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Dyersburg area compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Dyersburg, TN area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDyersburg areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.13.93.8
Spending per listing$2M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,6136,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.6%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$807$944$958
Median household income$58,154$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score2759

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
5The 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 Dyersburg 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 Dyersburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
36,320−1.1% since 2020
Households
14,769
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$58,154+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,907
Median home value
$166,400
Jobs located here
15,590
Daytime population
36,284Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Tennessee

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

Top small-town markets in Tennessee

Small-town markets in Tennessee ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Crossville, TN7582.8$3.2M+8.0%#43 of 441
2Lawrenceburg, TN7563.5$2.9M+6.2%#45 of 441
3Cookeville, TN75223.7$2.6M+7.6%#46 of 441
4Athens, TN75114.2$2.5M+8.2%#48 of 441
5Shelbyville, TN7594.6$2.4M+9.7%#50 of 441
6McMinnville, TN6474.3$2.3M+6.5%#113 of 441
7Lewisburg, TN6364.4$2.4M+10.5%#119 of 441
8Newport, TN6163.9$2.4M+5.1%#134 of 441
9Winchester, TN5595.2$1.9M+6.4%#180 of 441
10Martin, TN5253.7$2.4M+1.1%#199 of 441
16Dyersburg, TN2764.1$2M−1.1%#393 of 441

Other business types in the Dyersburg 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 Dyersburg, TN area?

There are 6 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Dyersburg area 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 Dyersburg area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Dyersburg, TN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $11.9M a year, or $807 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $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 14,769 households in the Dyersburg area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Dyersburg area has 4.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Dyersburg area would have about 5, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is the Dyersburg, TN area growing?

Population estimates put the Dyersburg area at 36,320 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,769 households. Median household income in the Dyersburg area is $58,154, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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 Dyersburg area scores 27 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #393 of 441 scored small-town markets.

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