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Car washes and detailers in Frederick County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Frederick County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #21 of 1,451 scored counties
#1 of 22 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 31
- 5 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $112.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,074 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 302,883
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
Frederick County scores 87 (high) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #21 of 1,451 scored counties and #1 of 22 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.
At $1,074 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Frederick County spend about $112.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 31 car washes and detailers, that is $3.6M per location, 44% 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 31 car washes and detailers on map listings in Frederick County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 16%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Frederick County classed as car washes. That is one for every 10,464 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Frederick County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Frederick 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 | Frederick County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,464 | 8,205 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.2% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,074 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $122,002 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Frederick 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 Frederick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 302,883+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 104,635
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 661 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 434
- Median household income
- $122,002+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,311
- Median home value
- $464,600
- Jobs located here
- 108,637
- Daytime population
- 254,360Residents 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 |
Other business types in Frederick 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 care70
- Auto repair shops67
- Collision repair and body shops83
- Car washes and detailing87
- Tire shops80
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations93
- Insurance agencies80
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 Frederick County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 car washes and detailers in Frederick County. 5 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Frederick County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $112.4M a year, or $1,074 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 104,635 households in Frederick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Frederick County, MD compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Frederick County has 3.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.6M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Frederick County would have about 45, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,464 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Frederick County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Frederick County at 302,883 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,635 households. The median household income in Frederick County is $122,002 a year, 51% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Frederick County scores 87 for car washes and detailers (high), #21 of 1,451 scored counties.
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