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Car washes and detailers in Navarro County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Navarro County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,070 of 1,451 scored counties
#60 of 102 scored counties 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
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 car washes and detailers in Navarro County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 15%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $967 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Navarro County spend about $18.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 13 car washes and detailers, that is $1.4M per location, 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Navarro County in 2023. That is one for every 4,761 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Navarro County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Navarro County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,070 of 1,451 scored counties and #60 of 102 scored counties in Texas.
How Navarro 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 | Navarro County | 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 | 37 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 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 Navarro 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 Navarro County
- 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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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 |
| 60Navarro County, TX | 37 | 13 | 6.8 | $1.4M | +8.2% | #1,070 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Navarro 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 care45
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops69
- Car washes and detailing37
- Tire shops45
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies61
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 Navarro County, TX?
There are 13 car washes and detailers on map listings in Navarro County 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 Navarro County, TX 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 Navarro County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Navarro County, TX compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Navarro County 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, Navarro County 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 Navarro County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Navarro County 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 Navarro County 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. 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. Navarro County scores 37 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,070 of 1,451 scored counties.
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