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Car washes and detailers in Baltimore County, MD
The car washes and detailers in Baltimore County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #535 of 1,451 scored counties
#12 of 22 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 93
- 16 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +37.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $283.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 847,650
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Baltimore County comes to about $283.3M a year: $851 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 93 car washes and detailers, that is $3M per location, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Baltimore County has 93 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Baltimore County in 2023, up 37.9% from 2019. That is one for every 8,320 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Baltimore County.
Population estimates put the population change in Baltimore County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, Baltimore County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #535 of 1,451 scored counties and #12 of 22 scored counties in Maryland.
How Baltimore County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Baltimore County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,320 | 8,205 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +37.9% | +15.2% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $851 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $91,768 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 40+37.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 316
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9316 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 113The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 847,650−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 332,801
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,422
- Median household income
- $91,768+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,863
- Median home value
- $349,300
- Jobs located here
- 385,518
- Daytime population
- 833,745Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick County, MD | 87 | 31 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +11.0% | #21 of 1,451 |
| 2Howard County, MD | 79 | 25 | 2.1 | $5M | +1.9% | #62 of 1,451 |
| 3Carroll County, MD | 75 | 21 | 3.3 | $3.5M | +2.2% | #121 of 1,451 |
| 4Queen Anne’s County, MD | 74 | 9 | 4.5 | $2.5M | +8.8% | #148 of 1,451 |
| 5Cecil County, MD | 73 | 13 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +3.2% | #163 of 1,451 |
| 6Montgomery County, MD | 72 | 77 | 2.0 | $4.6M | +1.3% | #172 of 1,451 |
| 7Calvert County, MD | 71 | 15 | 4.5 | $2.8M | +1.7% | #211 of 1,451 |
| 8St. Mary’s County, MD | 69 | 17 | 4.0 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #259 of 1,451 |
| 9Prince George’s County, MD | 61 | 104 | 3.0 | $2.9M | +0.5% | #433 of 1,451 |
| 10Harford County, MD | 60 | 39 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +2.0% | #463 of 1,451 |
| 12Baltimore County, MD | 57 | 93 | 2.8 | $3M | −0.7% | #535 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Baltimore 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 care40
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops42
- Car washes and detailing57
- Tire shops46
- Oil change and quick lube58
- Gas stations65
- 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 Baltimore County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 93 car washes and detailers in Baltimore County. 16 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 37.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Baltimore County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $283.3M a year, or $851 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 332,801 households in Baltimore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baltimore County, MD compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Baltimore County has 2.8 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Baltimore County would have about 113, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,320 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Baltimore County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Baltimore County at 847,650 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 332,801 households. The median household income in Baltimore County is $91,768 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Baltimore County scores 57 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #535 of 1,451 scored counties.
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