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Car washes and detailers in Lamb County, TX

The car washes and detailers in Lamb County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

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
$4.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,002 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,579
−3.3% 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 2 car washes and detailers in Lamb County. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households.

Households in Lamb County spend about $4.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,002 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each location on map listings. 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 Lamb County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lamb County declined 3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, Lamb County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lamb 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.

Car washes and detailing in Lamb County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLamb CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.34.73.8
Spending per listing$2.3M$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,9166,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.8%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,002$918$958
Median household income$60,760$78,476$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
20 chain locations
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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
12,579−3.3% since 2020
Households
4,677
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,016 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$60,760+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,561
Median home value
$82,400
Jobs located here
3,569
Daytime population
10,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cooke County, TX7953.0$3.4M+6.5%#65 of 1,451
2Wilson County, TX7984.4$2.6M+12.2%#72 of 1,451
3Van Zandt County, TX7873.1$3.3M+10.7%#81 of 1,451
4Guadalupe County, TX76192.9$3.6M+15.8%#108 of 1,451
5Fort Bend County, TX76963.3$3.2M+17.4%#110 of 1,451
6Wise County, TX76124.8$2.4M+21.5%#115 of 1,451
7Grayson County, TX74203.6$2.6M+12.8%#145 of 1,451
8Wood County, TX7363.2$3M+10.3%#165 of 1,451
9Walker County, TX7262.3$3.5M+9.5%#176 of 1,451
10Hunt County, TX72133.4$2.9M+23.0%#183 of 1,451
Lamb County, TXNot scored24.3$2.3M−3.3%

Other business types in Lamb County

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

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Lamb County, TX?

There are 2 car washes and detailers on map listings in Lamb County as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Lamb County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lamb County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $4.7M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 4,677 households in Lamb County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lamb County has 2 car washes and detailers on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending.

How fast is Lamb County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Lamb County at 12,579 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,677 households. Median household income in Lamb County is $60,760, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.7%, 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. Lamb 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lamb County. It maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for car washes and detailers · All 56 business types in Lamb County

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