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Car washes and detailers in Maricopa County, AZ
The car washes and detailers in Maricopa County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #212 of 1,451 scored counties
#4 of 11 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 662
- 233 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 245
- +23.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,050 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,689,558
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 662 car washes and detailers in Maricopa County. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,050 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Maricopa County spend about $1.8B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each location on map listings, 9% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 245 businesses with payroll in Maricopa County classed as car washes, up 23.7% from 2019. That is one for every 7,064 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $32.3M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Maricopa County.
Population estimates put the population change in Maricopa County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Maricopa County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #212 of 1,451 scored counties and #4 of 11 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Maricopa County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Maricopa County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,064 | 7,105 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.7% | +24.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,050 | $1,037 | $958 |
| Median household income | $89,300 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 198 → 245+23.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,543
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $101.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 662233 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 722The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 27
- Amount
- $32.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,730,696
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,023
- Median home value
- $452,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,317,205
- Daytime population
- 4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 88 | 51 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +25.4% | #19 of 1,451 |
| 2Yuma County, AZ | 74 | 24 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +9.2% | #140 of 1,451 |
| 3Yavapai County, AZ | 73 | 36 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +6.5% | #161 of 1,451 |
| 4Maricopa County, AZ | 71 | 662 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +5.5% | #212 of 1,451 |
| 5Cochise County, AZ | 70 | 15 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +0.6% | #229 of 1,451 |
| 6Coconino County, AZ | 59 | 16 | 2.9 | $3.7M | −0.6% | #476 of 1,451 |
| 7Pima County, AZ | 59 | 169 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +2.8% | #489 of 1,451 |
| 8Navajo County, AZ | 55 | 21 | 5.2 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #617 of 1,451 |
| 9Graham County, AZ | 46 | 9 | 7.1 | $1.7M | +4.0% | #837 of 1,451 |
| 10Mohave County, AZ | 45 | 62 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +6.5% | #867 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Maricopa 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 care63
- Auto repair shops59
- Collision repair and body shops71
- Car washes and detailing71
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube80
- Gas stations79
- Insurance agencies36
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 Maricopa County, AZ?
Maricopa County has 662 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 233 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 245 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 23.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.8B a year, or $1,050 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 662 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Maricopa County has 3.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.7M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 722, against 662 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,064 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 71 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #212 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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