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Car washes and detailers in Gaines County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Gaines County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,199 of 1,451 scored counties
#67 of 102 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $993 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 89% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,956
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Gaines County is 31 (lower middle), #1,199 of 1,451 scored counties and #67 of 102 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 car washes and detailers in Gaines County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 89% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Gaines County comes to about $6.9M a year: $993 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each location on map listings, 45% 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Gaines County in 2023. That is one for every 1,732 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Gaines County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gaines County 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 | Gaines County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,732 | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $993 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,132 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $283K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 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 Gaines 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 Gaines County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,956+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 6,929
- Median age
- 28.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,502 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $74,132+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,123
- Median home value
- $200,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,333
- Daytime population
- 21,202Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cooke County, TX | 79 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +6.5% | #65 of 1,451 |
| 2Wilson County, TX | 79 | 8 | 4.4 | $2.6M | +12.2% | #72 of 1,451 |
| 3Van Zandt County, TX | 78 | 7 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +10.7% | #81 of 1,451 |
| 4Guadalupe County, TX | 76 | 19 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +15.8% | #108 of 1,451 |
| 5Fort Bend County, TX | 76 | 96 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +17.4% | #110 of 1,451 |
| 6Wise County, TX | 76 | 12 | 4.8 | $2.4M | +21.5% | #115 of 1,451 |
| 7Grayson County, TX | 74 | 20 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +12.8% | #145 of 1,451 |
| 8Wood County, TX | 73 | 6 | 3.2 | $3M | +10.3% | #165 of 1,451 |
| 9Walker County, TX | 72 | 6 | 2.3 | $3.5M | +9.5% | #176 of 1,451 |
| 10Hunt County, TX | 72 | 13 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +23.0% | #183 of 1,451 |
| 67Gaines County, TX | 31 | 5 | 7.2 | $1.4M | +10.4% | #1,199 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Gaines County
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 care30
- Auto repair shops30
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing31
- Tire shops36
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies76
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 Gaines County, TX?
There are 5 car washes and detailers on map listings in Gaines County as of September 2026. None of them 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 Gaines County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.9M a year, or $993 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 6,929 households in Gaines County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gaines County, TX compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Gaines County has 7.2 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.4M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Gaines County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,732 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Gaines County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gaines County at 23,956 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,929 households. Median household income in Gaines County is $74,132, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.6%, 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. 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. Gaines County scores 31 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,199 of 1,451 scored counties.
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