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Car washes and detailers in Volusia County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Volusia County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,063 of 1,451 scored counties
#37 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 105
- 28 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $201.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $833 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,573
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Volusia County comes to about $201.5M a year: $833 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per location, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Volusia County has 105 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Volusia County in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,170 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.6M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Volusia County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Volusia County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Volusia County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,063 of 1,451 scored counties and #37 of 45 scored counties in Florida.
How Volusia 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 | Volusia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,170 | 5,247 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.4% | +29.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $833 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,044 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 58+9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 278
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10528 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $5.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Volusia 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 Volusia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,573+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 241,881
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,101 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 526
- Median household income
- $70,044+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,221
- Median home value
- $313,000
- Jobs located here
- 186,339
- Daytime population
- 518,535Residents 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 |
| 37Volusia County, FL | 37 | 105 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +9.1% | #1,063 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Volusia 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 care42
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops62
- Car washes and detailing37
- Tire shops49
- Oil change and quick lube56
- Gas stations73
- Insurance agencies68
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 Volusia County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 105 car washes and detailers in Volusia County. 28 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Volusia County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $201.5M a year, or $833 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 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 241,881 households in Volusia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Volusia County, FL compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Volusia 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, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Volusia County would have about 80, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,170 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Volusia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Volusia County at 606,573 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 241,881 households. The median household income in Volusia County is $70,044 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.5% 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. Volusia County scores 37 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,063 of 1,451 scored counties.
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