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Car washes and detailers in Prince George’s County, MD
The car washes and detailers in Prince George’s County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #433 of 1,451 scored counties
#9 of 22 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 104
- 27 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $306.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $882 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 970,374
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 104 car washes and detailers in Prince George’s County. 27 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Prince George’s County spend about $306.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $882 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 104 car washes and detailers, that is $2.9M per location, 17% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in Prince George’s County classed as car washes, up 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 8,694 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.9M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Prince George’s County.
Population estimates put the population change in Prince George’s County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Prince George’s County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #433 of 1,451 scored counties and #9 of 22 scored counties in Maryland.
How Prince George’s 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 | Prince George’s County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,694 | 8,205 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.6% | +15.2% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $882 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $101,798 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 40+2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 402
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10427 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 122The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Prince George’s 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 Prince George’s County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 970,374+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 347,744
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,989
- Median household income
- $101,798+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,138
- Median home value
- $426,000
- Jobs located here
- 318,010
- Daytime population
- 849,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Prince George’s County marked.
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 Prince George’s 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 care49
- Auto repair shops43
- Collision repair and body shops43
- Car washes and detailing61
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube61
- Gas stations66
- Insurance agencies72
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 Prince George’s County, MD?
Prince George’s County has 104 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Prince George’s County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $306.7M a year, or $882 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 347,744 households in Prince George’s County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince George’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Prince George’s 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 $2.9M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Prince George’s County would have about 122, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,694 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Prince George’s County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Prince George’s County at 970,374 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 347,744 households. Median household income in Prince George’s County is $101,798, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Prince George’s County scores 61 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #433 of 1,451 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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