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Car washes and detailers in Miami-Dade County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Miami-Dade County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #683 of 1,451 scored counties
#11 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 325
- 46 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 137
- +28.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $779.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,802,029
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $799 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Miami-Dade County spend about $779.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each location on map listings, 5% 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 325 car washes and detailers on map listings in Miami-Dade County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Miami-Dade County in 2023, up 28.0% from 2019. That is one for every 7,120 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Miami-Dade County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Miami-Dade County grew 4.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Miami-Dade County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #683 of 1,451 scored counties and #11 of 45 scored counties in Florida.
How Miami-Dade 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 | Miami-Dade County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,120 | 5,247 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.0% | +29.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $799 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,753 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 107 → 137+28.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,138
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32546 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 310The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,802,029+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 975,411
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,441
- Median household income
- $71,753+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,335
- Median home value
- $463,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,244,071
- Daytime population
- 2,811,377Residents 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 Miami-Dade 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 |
| 11Miami-Dade County, FL | 52 | 325 | 3.3 | $2.4M | +4.0% | #683 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Miami-Dade 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 care31
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops30
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops34
- Oil change and quick lube61
- Gas stations68
- Insurance agencies29
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 Miami-Dade County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 325 car washes and detailers in Miami-Dade County. 46 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 28.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Miami-Dade County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $779.8M a year, or $799 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 325 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 975,411 households in Miami-Dade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Miami-Dade County, FL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Miami-Dade County has 3.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.4M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Miami-Dade County would have about 310, against 325 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,120 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Miami-Dade County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Miami-Dade County at 2,802,029 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 975,411 households. The median household income in Miami-Dade County is $71,753 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. Miami-Dade County scores 52 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #683 of 1,451 scored counties.
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