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Car washes and detailers in Pasco County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Pasco County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #787 of 1,451 scored counties
#21 of 45 scored counties in Florida

Listings
102
24 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
39
+14.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$197.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $838 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
674,516
+19.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $838 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Pasco County spend about $197.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.9M per location, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.

Pasco County has 102 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Pasco County was 39 in 2023, up 14.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,055 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $12.9M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Pasco County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pasco County grew 19.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Pasco County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #787 of 1,451 scored counties and #21 of 45 scored counties in Florida.

How Pasco 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.

Car washes and detailing in Pasco County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasurePasco CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.34.13.8
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,0555,2476,523
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.7%+29.4%+16.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+19.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$838$835$958
Median household income$70,492$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4827

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 39+14.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
312
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10224 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$12.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Pasco 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 Pasco County

Population, 2025 estimate
674,516+19.1% since 2020
Households
236,163
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
747 sq. mi.
People per square mile
819
Median household income
$70,492+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,352
Median home value
$300,900
Jobs located here
148,907
Daytime population
501,039Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Car washes and detailing across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Florida, with Pasco County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for car washes and detailers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL75152.1$3.4M+21.1%#125 of 1,451
2Clay County, FL72293.5$2.8M+9.4%#186 of 1,451
3St. Johns County, FL69403.5$2.8M+25.0%#257 of 1,451
4Putnam County, FL6492.9$2.8M+5.9%#363 of 1,451
5Nassau County, FL64184.6$2.2M+17.4%#379 of 1,451
6Flagler County, FL60193.6$2.4M+21.0%#470 of 1,451
7Walton County, FL58133.8$2.5M+22.9%#517 of 1,451
8Charlotte County, FL58333.6$2.2M+15.5%#524 of 1,451
9Lake County, FL57543.3$2.6M+18.1%#538 of 1,451
10Alachua County, FL52383.3$2.4M+3.7%#682 of 1,451
21Pasco County, FL481024.3$1.9M+19.1%#787 of 1,451

Other business types in Pasco County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many car washes and detailers are in Pasco County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 102 car washes and detailers in Pasco County. 24 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 14.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Pasco County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $197.8M a year, or $838 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 236,163 households in Pasco County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pasco County, FL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?

Pasco County has 4.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Pasco County would have about 79, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,055 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Pasco County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Pasco County at 674,516 people in 2025, up 19.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 236,163 households. The median household income in Pasco County is $70,492 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Pasco County scores 48 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #787 of 1,451 scored counties.

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