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Car washes and detailers in Pima County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Pima County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #489 of 1,451 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 169
- 83 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- +13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $419.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 169 car washes and detailers in Pima County. Chain locations make up 49% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $958 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Pima County spend about $419.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 169 car washes and detailers, that is $2.5M per location, in line with 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 60 businesses with payroll in Pima County classed as car washes, up 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 7,297 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $10.7M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Pima County.
Population estimates show Pima County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Pima County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #489 of 1,451 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in Arizona.
How Pima 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 | Pima County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,297 | 7,105 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.2% | +24.1% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $958 | $1,037 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 60+13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 618
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16983 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $10.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Pima 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 Pima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents 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 Pima 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 Pima 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 care60
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops70
- Car washes and detailing59
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube74
- Gas stations74
- Insurance agencies43
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 Pima County, AZ?
There are 169 car washes and detailers on map listings in Pima County as of September 2026. 83 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $419.6M a year, or $958 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 169 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Pima County has 3.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Pima County would have about 167, against 169 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,297 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 59 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #489 of 1,451 scored counties.
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