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Car washes and detailers in Nolan County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Nolan County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 3 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,448 of 1,451 scored counties
#102 of 102 scored counties in Texas

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $801 a household
Spending per listing
$943K
63% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,117
−4.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Nolan County is 3 (very low), #1,448 of 1,451 scored counties and #102 of 102 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Nolan County spend about $4.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $801 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $943K per location, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Nolan County has 5 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.5, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Nolan County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Nolan County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Nolan 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 Nolan County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureNolan CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.54.73.8
Spending per listing$943K$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,9166,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.8%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$801$918$958
Median household income$50,747$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score335

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
52 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 Nolan 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 Nolan County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,117−4.1% since 2020
Households
5,886
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
912 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$50,747+11.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,510
Median home value
$96,300
Jobs located here
5,992
Daytime population
13,606Residents 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 Nolan 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
102Nolan County, TX358.5$943K−4.1%#1,448 of 1,451

Other business types in Nolan County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 car washes and detailers in Nolan County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Nolan County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.7M a year, or $801 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $943K 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 5,886 households in Nolan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nolan County has 8.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $943K, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Nolan County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Nolan County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Nolan County at 14,117 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,886 households. The median household income in Nolan County is $50,747 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.4% 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. 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. Nolan County scores 3 for car washes and detailers (very low), #1,448 of 1,451 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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