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Car washes and detailers in Montgomery County, MD
The car washes and detailers in Montgomery County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #172 of 1,451 scored counties
#6 of 22 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 77
- 12 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +24.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $352.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 82% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 car washes and detailers in Montgomery County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Montgomery County comes to about $352.7M a year: $906 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per location, 82% above 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.
Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Montgomery County in 2023, up 24.1% from 2019. That is one for every 10,811 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Montgomery County.
Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For car washes and detailers, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #172 of 1,451 scored counties and #6 of 22 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,811 | 8,205 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.1% | +15.2% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $906 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 36+24.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 394
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 140The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents 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 Montgomery 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 care65
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops58
- Car washes and detailing72
- Tire shops73
- Oil change and quick lube71
- Gas stations72
- Insurance agencies55
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 Montgomery County, MD?
There are 77 car washes and detailers on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. 12 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 24.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $352.7M a year, or $906 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Montgomery County has 2.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $4.6M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 140, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,811 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 72 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #172 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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