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Car washes and detailers in Clay County, FL
How Clay 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #186 of 1,451 scored counties
#2 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 29
- 9 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $80.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 239,593
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $966 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $80.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 29 car washes and detailers, that is $2.8M per location, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 29 car washes and detailers on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 31%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Clay County classed as car washes. That is one for every 7,610 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Clay County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County grew 9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clay County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #186 of 1,451 scored counties and #2 of 45 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Clay 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 | Clay County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,610 | 5,247 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $966 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,820 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 131
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 299 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 239,593+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 83,707
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 376
- Median household income
- $87,820+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,935
- Median home value
- $312,500
- Jobs located here
- 60,502
- Daytime population
- 185,545Residents 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 Clay 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 |
Other business types in Clay 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 care66
- Auto repair shops71
- Collision repair and body shops83
- Car washes and detailing72
- Tire shops49
- Oil change and quick lube46
- Gas stations83
- Insurance agencies84
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 Clay County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 car washes and detailers in Clay County. 9 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Clay County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $80.9M a year, or $966 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 83,707 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, FL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Clay County has 3.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.8M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Clay County would have about 32, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,610 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 239,593 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,707 households. The median household income in Clay County is $87,820 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Clay County scores 72 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #186 of 1,451 scored counties.
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