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Car washes and detailers in the Corsicana, TX area
How the Corsicana, TX area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #292 of 441 scored small-town markets
#13 of 31 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $967 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 79% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,181
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 car washes and detailers in the Corsicana area. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 79% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Corsicana area comes to about $18.4M a year: $967 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each location on map listings, 44% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Corsicana area was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,761 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Corsicana area grew 8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, the Corsicana area has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #292 of 441 scored small-town markets and #13 of 31 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Corsicana area compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Corsicana area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,761 | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $967 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,111 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $352K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Corsicana 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 Corsicana area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,181+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,044
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,010 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $63,111+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,595
- Median home value
- $172,600
- Jobs located here
- 15,923
- Daytime population
- 46,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Corsicana area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gainesville, TX | 82 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +6.5% | #13 of 441 |
| 2Huntsville, TX | 73 | 6 | 2.3 | $3.5M | +9.5% | #61 of 441 |
| 3Palestine, TX | 67 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.1M | +3.2% | #89 of 441 |
| 4Granbury, TX | 65 | 13 | 5.1 | $2M | +13.6% | #109 of 441 |
| 5Stephenville, TX | 63 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +2.8% | #114 of 441 |
| 6Jacksonville, TX | 56 | 8 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +5.4% | #168 of 441 |
| 7Del Rio, TX | 55 | 6 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +0.5% | #173 of 441 |
| 8Sulphur Springs, TX | 48 | 8 | 5.7 | $1.8M | +6.1% | #236 of 441 |
| 9Brenham, TX | 47 | 8 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +7.0% | #243 of 441 |
| 10Athens, TX | 47 | 20 | 6.0 | $1.6M | +7.5% | #246 of 441 |
| 13Corsicana, TX | 42 | 13 | 6.8 | $1.4M | +8.2% | #292 of 441 |
Other business types in the Corsicana 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 care52
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops76
- Car washes and detailing42
- Tire shops50
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations53
- Insurance agencies67
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 Corsicana, TX area?
The Corsicana area has 13 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Corsicana, TX area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18.4M a year, or $967 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 13 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 19,044 households in the Corsicana area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Corsicana, TX area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Corsicana area has 6.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.4M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Corsicana area would have about 7, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,761 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Corsicana, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Corsicana area at 57,181 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,044 households. Median household income in the Corsicana area is $63,111, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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 Corsicana area scores 42 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #292 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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