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Car washes and detailers in Ward County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Ward County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $934 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 11,125
- −4.7% since 2020
See the car washes and detailers around any address in Ward County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 car wash or detailer in Ward County. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households.
Households in Ward County spend about $4.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $934 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M 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 Ward County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Ward County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, Ward County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Ward 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 | Ward County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $934 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,952 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 35 |
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
- 10 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 Ward 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 Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,125−4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,388
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $65,952+4.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,784
- Median home value
- $150,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,680
- Daytime population
- 11,247Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Ward County?
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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 |
| Ward County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.3 | $4.1M | −4.7% |
Other business types in Ward County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Ward County, TX?
Ward County has 1 car wash or detailer on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Ward County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Ward County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.1M a year, or $934 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 4,388 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, TX compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Ward County has 1 car wash or detailer on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Ward County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.
How fast is Ward County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 11,125 people in 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,388 households. Median household income in Ward County is $65,952, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 4.7%, 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. Ward County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ward 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.
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