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Car washes and detailers in Escambia County, FL
The car washes and detailers in Escambia County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #807 of 1,451 scored counties
#22 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 52
- 19 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $106M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 333,834
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Escambia County comes to about $106M a year: $821 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 52 car washes and detailers, that is $2M per location, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 52 car washes and detailers on map listings in Escambia County as of September 2026. 19 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Escambia County classed as car washes. That is one for every 7,590 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Escambia County.
Population estimates put the population change in Escambia County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Escambia County is 47 (lower middle), #807 of 1,451 scored counties and #22 of 45 scored counties in Florida.
How Escambia 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 | Escambia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,590 | 5,247 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $821 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 185
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5219 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Escambia 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 Escambia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 333,834+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 129,027
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $67,500+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,802
- Median home value
- $257,200
- Jobs located here
- 160,136
- Daytime population
- 352,063Residents 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 Escambia 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 |
| 22Escambia County, FL | 47 | 52 | 4.0 | $2M | +3.5% | #807 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Escambia 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 care40
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops42
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops41
- Oil change and quick lube47
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies56
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 Escambia County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 car washes and detailers in Escambia County. 19 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Escambia County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $106M a year, or $821 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 129,027 households in Escambia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Escambia County, FL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Escambia County has 4.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Escambia County would have about 42, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,590 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Escambia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Escambia County at 333,834 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,027 households. The median household income in Escambia County is $67,500 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Escambia County scores 47 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #807 of 1,451 scored counties.
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