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Car washes and detailers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area
How the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #194 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 1,601
- 158 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 1,112
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.8B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $653 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,112,448
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $653 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area spend about $4.8B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 1,601 car washes and detailers, that is $3M per location, 20% 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 1,601 car washes and detailers on map listings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 158 are chain locations, or 10%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area was 1,112 in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 6,647 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 57 SBA-backed loans worth $60.5M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area is 49 (lower middle), #194 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area compares
The same measures for New York 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 | New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,647 | 7,992 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +7.0% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $653 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $99,155 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,112+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,138
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $354.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,601158 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,915The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 57
- Amount
- $60.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in the New York-Newark-Jersey City 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,112,448+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,391,787
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 6,127 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,219
- Median household income
- $99,155
- Average household income
- $146,791
- Median home value
- $614,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,481,255
- Daytime population
- 20,008,624Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glens Falls, NY | 62 | 13 | 2.4 | $3.5M | −1.9% | #107 of 387 |
| 2Ithaca, NY | 58 | 10 | 2.3 | $3.3M | −1.4% | #129 of 387 |
| 3New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 49 | 1,601 | 2.2 | $3M | +0.6% | #194 of 387 |
| 4Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 48 | 119 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +1.9% | #208 of 387 |
| 5Kingston, NY | 48 | 27 | 3.6 | $2.4M | +1.1% | #210 of 387 |
| 6Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 47 | 150 | 3.0 | $2.5M | −0.8% | #221 of 387 |
| 7Syracuse, NY | 45 | 87 | 3.2 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #238 of 387 |
| 8Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 42 | 99 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +3.0% | #259 of 387 |
| 9Rochester, NY | 32 | 173 | 3.9 | $2M | −0.7% | #327 of 387 |
| 10Binghamton, NY | 31 | 38 | 3.7 | $2M | −1.3% | #335 of 387 |
Other business types in the New York-Newark-Jersey City 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 care47
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops19
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops55
- Oil change and quick lube65
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies33
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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,601 car washes and detailers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area. 158 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 1,112 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.8B a year, or $653 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,601 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 7,391,787 households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area has 2.2 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area would have about 1,915, against 1,601 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,647 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area at 20,112,448 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,391,787 households. The median household income in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area is $99,155 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores 49 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #194 of 387 scored metro areas.
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