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Car washes and detailers in Lauderdale County, TN

How Lauderdale County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $840 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
24,617
−2.0% 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

At $840 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Lauderdale County spend about $7.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each location on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

There are 2 car washes and detailers on map listings in Lauderdale County as of September 2026. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Lauderdale County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Lauderdale County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, Lauderdale County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lauderdale County 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 Lauderdale County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLauderdale CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.13.93.8
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,6136,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.6%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$840$944$958
Median household income$49,879$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,617−2.0% since 2020
Households
9,325
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
472 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$49,879+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,819
Median home value
$143,200
Jobs located here
6,626
Daytime population
21,291Residents 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 counties in Tennessee for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Lauderdale County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN89283.0$3.8M+9.0%#13 of 1,451
2Loudon County, TN8683.3$3.3M+15.6%#31 of 1,451
3Roane County, TN7873.1$3.4M+7.0%#78 of 1,451
4Bradley County, TN76153.5$2.8M+6.1%#113 of 1,451
5Jefferson County, TN7283.7$2.8M+9.3%#187 of 1,451
6Cumberland County, TN7182.8$3.2M+8.0%#202 of 1,451
7Lawrence County, TN7163.5$2.9M+6.2%#210 of 1,451
8Bedford County, TN7194.6$2.4M+9.7%#218 of 1,451
9Tipton County, TN6852.2$4.7M+2.0%#272 of 1,451
10Dickson County, TN6794.1$2.7M+7.7%#303 of 1,451
Lauderdale County, TNNot scored22.1$3.9M−2.0%

Other business types in Lauderdale County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Lauderdale County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 car washes and detailers in Lauderdale County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Lauderdale County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lauderdale County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.8M a year, or $840 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 9,325 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lauderdale County has 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Lauderdale County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 24,617 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,325 households. The median household income in Lauderdale County is $49,879 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Lauderdale County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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