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Car washes and detailers in Orange County, FL
How Orange 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,168 of 1,451 scored counties
#41 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 252
- 44 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 151
- +37.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $456.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $864 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,528,002
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,168 of 1,451 scored counties and #41 of 45 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $864 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Orange County spend about $456.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. 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.
There are 252 car washes and detailers on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. 44 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Orange County in 2023, up 37.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,495 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $36M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Orange County. Population estimates show Orange County grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Orange 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 | Orange County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,495 | 5,247 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +37.3% | +29.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $864 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,719 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 110 → 151+37.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,011
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25244 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 181The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $36M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,528,002+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 527,776
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 903 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,630
- Median household income
- $79,719+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,351
- Median home value
- $390,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,016,060
- Daytime population
- 1,785,933Residents 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 |
| 41Orange County, FL | 32 | 252 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +6.7% | #1,168 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Orange 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 care33
- Auto repair shops37
- Collision repair and body shops42
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube57
- Gas stations75
- Insurance agencies49
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 Orange County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 252 car washes and detailers in Orange County. 44 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 37.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Orange County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $456.2M a year, or $864 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 252 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 527,776 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, FL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Orange County has 4.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 26% 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, Orange County would have about 181, against 252 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,495 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 1,528,002 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 527,776 households. The median household income in Orange County is $79,719 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Orange County scores 32 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,168 of 1,451 scored counties.
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