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Car washes and detailers in Brevard County, FL
How Brevard County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,013 of 1,451 scored counties
#30 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 128
- 26 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- +59.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $223.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $868 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 663,982
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 128 car washes and detailers in Brevard County. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 20%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $868 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Brevard County spend about $223.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 128 car washes and detailers, that is $1.7M per location, 31% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Brevard County was 51 in 2023, up 59.4% from 2019. That is one for every 5,053 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Brevard County.
Population estimates put the population change in Brevard County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Brevard County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,013 of 1,451 scored counties and #30 of 45 scored counties in Florida.
How Brevard County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Brevard County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,053 | 5,247 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +59.4% | +29.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $868 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,476 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 51+59.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 327
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12826 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Brevard 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 Brevard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 663,982+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 257,695
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,015 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 623
- Median household income
- $78,476+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,213
- Median home value
- $339,600
- Jobs located here
- 240,501
- Daytime population
- 606,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Florida, with Brevard County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 75 | 15 | 2.1 | $3.4M | +21.1% | #125 of 1,451 |
| 2Clay County, FL | 72 | 29 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +9.4% | #186 of 1,451 |
| 3St. Johns County, FL | 69 | 40 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +25.0% | #257 of 1,451 |
| 4Putnam County, FL | 64 | 9 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +5.9% | #363 of 1,451 |
| 5Nassau County, FL | 64 | 18 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +17.4% | #379 of 1,451 |
| 6Flagler County, FL | 60 | 19 | 3.6 | $2.4M | +21.0% | #470 of 1,451 |
| 7Walton County, FL | 58 | 13 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +22.9% | #517 of 1,451 |
| 8Charlotte County, FL | 58 | 33 | 3.6 | $2.2M | +15.5% | #524 of 1,451 |
| 9Lake County, FL | 57 | 54 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +18.1% | #538 of 1,451 |
| 10Alachua County, FL | 52 | 38 | 3.3 | $2.4M | +3.7% | #682 of 1,451 |
| 30Brevard County, FL | 39 | 128 | 5.0 | $1.7M | +9.1% | #1,013 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Brevard 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 care50
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing39
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube48
- Gas stations68
- Insurance agencies66
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 Brevard County, FL?
There are 128 car washes and detailers on map listings in Brevard County as of September 2026. 26 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 59.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Brevard County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $223.7M a year, or $868 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 128 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 257,695 households in Brevard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brevard County, FL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Brevard County has 5.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.7M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Brevard County would have about 89, against 128 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,053 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 59.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Brevard County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Brevard County at 663,982 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,695 households. Median household income in Brevard County is $78,476, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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. Brevard County scores 39 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,013 of 1,451 scored counties.
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