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Car washes and detailers in Chambers County, TX
The car washes and detailers in Chambers County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #371 of 1,451 scored counties
#19 of 102 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,081 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,594
- +22.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 car washes and detailers in Chambers County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Chambers County comes to about $18.6M a year: $1,081 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each location on map listings, 6% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Chambers County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,307 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Chambers County grew 22.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chambers County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #371 of 1,451 scored counties and #19 of 102 scored counties in Texas.
How Chambers County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Chambers County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,307 | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +22.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,081 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $109,804 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Chambers 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 Chambers County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,594+22.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,229
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 597 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $109,804+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,986
- Median home value
- $329,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,262
- Daytime population
- 47,989Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cooke County, TX | 79 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +6.5% | #65 of 1,451 |
| 2Wilson County, TX | 79 | 8 | 4.4 | $2.6M | +12.2% | #72 of 1,451 |
| 3Van Zandt County, TX | 78 | 7 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +10.7% | #81 of 1,451 |
| 4Guadalupe County, TX | 76 | 19 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +15.8% | #108 of 1,451 |
| 5Fort Bend County, TX | 76 | 96 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +17.4% | #110 of 1,451 |
| 6Wise County, TX | 76 | 12 | 4.8 | $2.4M | +21.5% | #115 of 1,451 |
| 7Grayson County, TX | 74 | 20 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +12.8% | #145 of 1,451 |
| 8Wood County, TX | 73 | 6 | 3.2 | $3M | +10.3% | #165 of 1,451 |
| 9Walker County, TX | 72 | 6 | 2.3 | $3.5M | +9.5% | #176 of 1,451 |
| 10Hunt County, TX | 72 | 13 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +23.0% | #183 of 1,451 |
| 19Chambers County, TX | 64 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +22.6% | #371 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Chambers 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 care85
- Auto repair shops90
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops71
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations43
- Insurance agencies93
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 Chambers County, TX?
Chambers County has 7 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Chambers County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18.6M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 17,229 households in Chambers County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chambers County, TX compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Chambers County has 4.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.7M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,307 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Chambers County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Chambers County at 57,594 people in 2025, up 22.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,229 households. Median household income in Chambers County is $109,804, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Chambers County scores 64 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #371 of 1,451 scored counties.
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