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Car washes and detailers in Lee County, FL
The car washes and detailers in Lee County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,099 of 1,451 scored counties
#39 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 149
- 39 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 84
- +42.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $270.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $824 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 875,607
- +14.4% since 2020
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What this means
Lee County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,099 of 1,451 scored counties and #39 of 45 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lee County comes to about $270.1M a year: $824 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per location, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Lee County has 149 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 39 are chain locations, or 26%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Lee County was 84 in 2023, up 42.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,902 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $25.8M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Lee County. Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lee 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 | Lee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,902 | 5,247 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +42.4% | +29.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $824 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,107 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 59 → 84+42.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 552
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14939 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $25.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 875,607+14.4% since 2020
- Households
- 327,803
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,047
- Median household income
- $76,107+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,469
- Median home value
- $362,200
- Jobs located here
- 293,056
- Daytime population
- 793,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 39Lee County, FL | 35 | 149 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +14.4% | #1,099 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Lee 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 care41
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops50
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops49
- Oil change and quick lube67
- Gas stations78
- Insurance agencies52
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 Lee County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 149 car washes and detailers in Lee County. 39 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 42.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Lee County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $270.1M a year, or $824 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 327,803 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, FL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Lee County has 4.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.8M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Lee County would have about 107, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,902 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 875,607 people in 2025, up 14.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,803 households. The median household income in Lee County is $76,107 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Lee County scores 35 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,099 of 1,451 scored counties.
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