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Car washes and detailers in Palm Beach County, FL
The car washes and detailers in Palm Beach County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,036 of 1,451 scored counties
#34 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 248
- 45 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 127
- +27.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $502.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,575,726
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Palm Beach County comes to about $502.4M a year: $830 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 248 car washes and detailers, that is $2M per location, 20% 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 248 car washes and detailers on map listings in Palm Beach County as of September 2026. Of those, 45 are chain locations, or 18%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 127 businesses with payroll in Palm Beach County classed as car washes, up 27.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,767 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $20.8M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Palm Beach County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Palm Beach County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Palm Beach County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,036 of 1,451 scored counties and #34 of 45 scored counties in Florida.
How Palm Beach 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 | Palm Beach County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,767 | 5,247 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.0% | +29.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $830 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,581 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 100 → 127+27.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,092
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24845 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 200The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $20.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,575,726+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 605,430
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,964 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $83,581+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,577
- Median home value
- $447,300
- Jobs located here
- 678,049
- Daytime population
- 1,576,309Residents 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 |
| 34Palm Beach County, FL | 38 | 248 | 4.1 | $2M | +5.5% | #1,036 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Palm Beach 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 care46
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube68
- Gas stations74
- Insurance agencies35
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 Palm Beach County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 248 car washes and detailers in Palm Beach County. 45 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 27.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Palm Beach County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $502.4M a year, or $830 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 248 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 605,430 households in Palm Beach County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Palm Beach County, FL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Palm Beach County has 4.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Palm Beach County would have about 200, against 248 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,767 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Palm Beach County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Palm Beach County at 1,575,726 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 605,430 households. The median household income in Palm Beach County is $83,581 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Palm Beach County scores 38 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,036 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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