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Car washes and detailers in the Vineland, NJ metro area
The car washes and detailers in the Vineland, NJ metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #310 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey
- Listings
- 28
- 6 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $873 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,148
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, the Vineland metro area has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #310 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 car washes and detailers in the Vineland metro area. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Vineland metro area comes to about $47M a year: $873 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each location on map listings, 33% below 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the Vineland metro area in 2023. That is one for every 7,683 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in the Vineland metro area. Population estimates show the Vineland metro area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Vineland metro area compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Vineland metro area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,683 | 5,307 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $873 | $865 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,436 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 286 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in the Vineland metro area, 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 the Vineland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,148+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 53,781
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 317
- Median household income
- $67,436+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,848
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 60,097
- Daytime population
- 148,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Jersey for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in New Jersey (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Vineland metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Jersey
| 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 |
Other business types in the Vineland metro area
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 care25
- Auto repair shops26
- Collision repair and body shops59
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops23
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations58
- Insurance agencies70
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 the Vineland, NJ metro area?
The Vineland metro area has 28 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Vineland, NJ metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $47M a year, or $873 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 53,781 households in the Vineland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Vineland, NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Vineland metro area has 5.2 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.7M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Vineland metro area would have about 19, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,683 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Vineland, NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Vineland metro area at 157,148 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,781 households. Median household income in the Vineland metro area is $67,436, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. The Vineland metro area scores 35 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #310 of 387 scored metro areas.
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