Market rankings · New Jersey
Car washes and detailers in New Jersey
Every metro area, small-town market and county in New Jersey, ranked by the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,079
- 151 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 661
- +9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 18% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #30 of 51
- Market score 46 · Lower middle
A site report maps the car washes and detailers on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
New Jersey has 1,079 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in New Jersey spend about $3B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $865 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,079 car washes and detailers, that is $2.8M per location, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Official counts show 661 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in New Jersey in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 5,307 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 16.7% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 43 SBA-backed loans worth $36.1M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #30 for car washes and detailers, with a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Trenton-Princeton metro area scores highest (65). Among 21 scored counties, Sussex County scores highest (80).
Every market in New Jersey for car washes and detailers
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 65 | 32 | 2.2 | $3.8M | +3.3% | #76 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 50 | 775 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +1.4% | #189 of 387 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 50 | 131 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #190 of 387 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 49 | 1,601 | 2.2 | $3M | +0.6% | #194 of 387 |
| 2Vineland, NJ | 35 | 28 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +2.2% | #310 of 387 |
| 3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 30 | 61 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +0.8% | #340 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, NJ | 80 | 14 | 2.4 | $4.4M | +2.9% | #55 of 1,451 |
| 2Hunterdon County, NJ | 73 | 16 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +2.3% | #159 of 1,451 |
| 3Somerset County, NJ | 68 | 27 | 2.1 | $5M | +3.5% | #271 of 1,451 |
| 4Mercer County, NJ | 67 | 32 | 2.2 | $3.8M | +3.3% | #295 of 1,451 |
| 5Morris County, NJ | 67 | 55 | 2.8 | $3.6M | +3.2% | #296 of 1,451 |
| 6Burlington County, NJ | 67 | 52 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +4.3% | #298 of 1,451 |
| 7Gloucester County, NJ | 67 | 38 | 3.4 | $3M | +3.3% | #299 of 1,451 |
| 8Warren County, NJ | 61 | 11 | 2.4 | $4.1M | +3.2% | #427 of 1,451 |
| 9Ocean County, NJ | 60 | 74 | 3.0 | $3M | +5.6% | #457 of 1,451 |
| 10Middlesex County, NJ | 59 | 83 | 2.7 | $3.4M | +2.6% | #478 of 1,451 |
| 11Essex County, NJ | 55 | 67 | 2.1 | $3.2M | +4.2% | #581 of 1,451 |
| 12Hudson County, NJ | 52 | 55 | 1.8 | $2.7M | +1.8% | #675 of 1,451 |
| 13Bergen County, NJ | 52 | 119 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #676 of 1,451 |
| 14Salem County, NJ | 51 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +2.3% | #698 of 1,451 |
| 15Monmouth County, NJ | 45 | 108 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +1.4% | #848 of 1,451 |
| 16Cumberland County, NJ | 41 | 28 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +2.2% | #967 of 1,451 |
| 17Union County, NJ | 40 | 80 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +5.0% | #982 of 1,451 |
| 18Atlantic County, NJ | 37 | 45 | 4.1 | $2M | +1.6% | #1,058 of 1,451 |
| 19Cape May County, NJ | 36 | 16 | 3.6 | $2.5M | −1.7% | #1,073 of 1,451 |
| 20Camden County, NJ | 34 | 78 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +2.4% | #1,112 of 1,451 |
| 21Passaic County, NJ | 30 | 72 | 4.0 | $2M | +1.6% | #1,204 of 1,451 |
Questions
How many car washes and detailers are in New Jersey?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,079 car washes and detailers in New Jersey. 151 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 661 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3B a year, or $865 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,079 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
New Jersey has 3.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.8M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, New Jersey would have about 1,205, against 1,079 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,307 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.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for car washes and detailers?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Trenton-Princeton metro area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Sussex County scores highest, at 80 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. New Jersey scores 46 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #30 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the car washes and detailers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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