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Car washes and detailers in St. Lucie County, FL
How St. Lucie 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #852 of 1,451 scored counties
#26 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 55
- 12 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +50.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $117.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $855 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,449
- +21.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 car washes and detailers in St. Lucie County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in St. Lucie County comes to about $117.6M a year: $855 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each location on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in St. Lucie County was 30 in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,582 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $230K have gone to businesses classed as car washes in St. Lucie County.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Lucie County from 2020 to 2025 at +21.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Lucie County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #852 of 1,451 scored counties and #26 of 45 scored counties in Florida.
How St. Lucie 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 | St. Lucie County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,582 | 5,247 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +50.0% | +29.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $855 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,457 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 30+50.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 318
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5512 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $230K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,449+21.4% since 2020
- Households
- 137,453
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 630
- Median household income
- $71,457+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,466
- Median home value
- $347,300
- Jobs located here
- 89,638
- Daytime population
- 304,916Residents 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 St. Lucie 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 |
| 26St. Lucie County, FL | 45 | 55 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +21.4% | #852 of 1,451 |
Other business types in St. Lucie 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 care51
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops73
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops49
- Oil change and quick lube78
- Gas stations79
- Insurance agencies71
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 St. Lucie County, FL?
St. Lucie County has 55 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Lucie County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $117.6M a year, or $855 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,453 households in St. Lucie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Lucie County, FL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
St. Lucie County has 4.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.1M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, St. Lucie County would have about 47, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,582 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Lucie County, FL growing?
Population estimates put St. Lucie County at 402,449 people in 2025, up 21.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,453 households. Median household income in St. Lucie County is $71,457, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. St. Lucie County scores 45 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #852 of 1,451 scored counties.
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