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Car washes and detailers in the Lufkin, TX area
How the Lufkin, 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #375 of 441 scored small-town markets
#17 of 31 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 18
- 5 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,154
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, the Lufkin area has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #375 of 441 scored small-town markets and #17 of 31 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Lufkin area spend about $28.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $872 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per location, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 18 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Lufkin area as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 28%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Lufkin area in 2023. That is one for every 4,034 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Lufkin area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lufkin 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 | Lufkin area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,034 | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $872 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,960 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 185 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Lufkin 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 Lufkin area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,154+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,271
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $60,960+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,044
- Median home value
- $163,500
- Jobs located here
- 36,671
- Daytime population
- 87,586Residents 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 Lufkin 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 |
| 17Lufkin, TX | 30 | 18 | 5.6 | $1.6M | +1.9% | #375 of 441 |
Other business types in the Lufkin 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 care27
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops39
- Car washes and detailing30
- Tire shops27
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies53
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 Lufkin, TX area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 car washes and detailers in the Lufkin area. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Lufkin, TX area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $28.1M a year, or $872 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 32,271 households in the Lufkin area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lufkin, TX area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Lufkin area has 5.6 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.6M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Lufkin area would have about 11, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,034 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lufkin, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Lufkin area at 88,154 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,271 households. The median household income in the Lufkin area is $60,960 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. 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 Lufkin area scores 30 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #375 of 441 scored small-town markets.
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