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Car washes and detailers in Suwannee County, FL
How Suwannee 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
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $889 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 90% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,149
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Suwannee County comes to about $14.3M a year: $889 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 car washes and detailers, that is $4.8M per location, 90% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 3 car washes and detailers on map listings in Suwannee County as of September 2026. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Suwannee County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Suwannee County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, Suwannee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Suwannee 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 | Suwannee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,247 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $889 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,658 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Suwannee 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 Suwannee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,149+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 16,112
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 689 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $56,658+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,048
- Median home value
- $171,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,204
- Daytime population
- 40,506Residents 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 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Not scored | 3 | 1.9 | $4.8M | +10.6% |
Other business types in Suwannee 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 care47
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops45
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops45
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies88
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 Suwannee County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 car washes and detailers in Suwannee County. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Suwannee County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Suwannee County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.3M a year, or $889 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 16,112 households in Suwannee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suwannee County, FL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Suwannee County has 1.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $4.8M, 90% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Suwannee County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Suwannee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Suwannee County at 48,149 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,112 households. The median household income in Suwannee County is $56,658 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.4% 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. Suwannee County has no market score for car washes and detailers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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