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Car washes and detailers in Pasquotank County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Pasquotank County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,097 of 1,451 scored counties
#58 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $954 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,201
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, Pasquotank County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,097 of 1,451 scored counties and #58 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pasquotank County comes to about $15.1M a year: $954 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per location, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Pasquotank County has 8 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Pasquotank County in 2023. That is one for every 3,157 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates show Pasquotank County grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pasquotank County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Pasquotank County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,157 | 6,963 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $954 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,589 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Pasquotank 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 Pasquotank County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,201+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,785
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 227 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 180
- Median household income
- $66,589+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,046
- Median home value
- $234,600
- Jobs located here
- 15,323
- Daytime population
- 38,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Pasquotank County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Moore County, NC | 82 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +10.3% | #48 of 1,451 |
| 2Orange County, NC | 81 | 11 | 1.9 | $4.9M | +6.1% | #52 of 1,451 |
| 3Rowan County, NC | 78 | 16 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +5.6% | #75 of 1,451 |
| 4Randolph County, NC | 77 | 17 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +3.5% | #93 of 1,451 |
| 5Brunswick County, NC | 77 | 25 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +26.5% | #102 of 1,451 |
| 6Robeson County, NC | 76 | 10 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +3.4% | #107 of 1,451 |
| 7Stanly County, NC | 75 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +9.8% | #129 of 1,451 |
| 8Union County, NC | 74 | 32 | 3.8 | $3M | +11.7% | #142 of 1,451 |
| 9Jackson County, NC | 72 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.4M | +6.9% | #177 of 1,451 |
| 10Rockingham County, NC | 72 | 12 | 3.0 | $3M | +3.3% | #181 of 1,451 |
| 58Pasquotank County, NC | 35 | 8 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +4.5% | #1,097 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Pasquotank 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 care34
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops41
- Car washes and detailing35
- Tire shops45
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies67
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 Pasquotank County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 car washes and detailers in Pasquotank County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Pasquotank County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.1M a year, or $954 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 15,785 households in Pasquotank County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pasquotank County, NC compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Pasquotank County has 5.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Pasquotank County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,157 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Pasquotank County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Pasquotank County at 42,201 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,785 households. The median household income in Pasquotank County is $66,589 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Pasquotank County scores 35 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,097 of 1,451 scored counties.
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