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Car washes and detailers in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area
The car washes and detailers in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #382 of 387 scored metro areas
#25 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 101
- 33 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +62.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $833 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 451,191
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in the Corpus Christi metro area is 13 (low), #382 of 387 scored metro areas and #25 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Corpus Christi metro area comes to about $140.7M a year: $833 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 101 car washes and detailers, that is $1.4M per location, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 101 car washes and detailers on map listings in the Corpus Christi metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 33%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in the Corpus Christi metro area classed as car washes, up 62.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,121 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in the Corpus Christi metro area. Population estimates show the Corpus Christi metro area grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Corpus Christi metro area 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 | Corpus Christi metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,121 | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +62.5% | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $833 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,453 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41+62.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 371
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in the Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 451,191+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 168,972
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 251
- Median household income
- $67,453
- Average household income
- $90,916
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 180,865
- Daytime population
- 440,499Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Corpus Christi metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherman-Denison, TX | 75 | 20 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +12.8% | #23 of 387 |
| 2College Station-Bryan, TX | 60 | 34 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +6.9% | #121 of 387 |
| 3Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 58 | 386 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +14.0% | #138 of 387 |
| 4Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 56 | 1,202 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +10.6% | #159 of 387 |
| 5Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 47 | 1,211 | 4.5 | $2M | +10.3% | #225 of 387 |
| 6Wichita Falls, TX | 45 | 17 | 3.0 | $2.9M | +0.7% | #236 of 387 |
| 7San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 44 | 439 | 4.5 | $2M | +9.5% | #247 of 387 |
| 8Killeen-Temple, TX | 44 | 82 | 4.6 | $1.9M | +7.2% | #249 of 387 |
| 9Waco, TX | 43 | 46 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +4.2% | #253 of 387 |
| 10McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 43 | 218 | 8.1 | $1.1M | +5.6% | #257 of 387 |
| 25Corpus Christi, TX | 13 | 101 | 6.0 | $1.4M | +1.1% | #382 of 387 |
Other business types in the Corpus Christi 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 care27
- Auto repair shops30
- Collision repair and body shops36
- Car washes and detailing13
- Tire shops28
- Oil change and quick lube32
- Gas stations33
- Insurance agencies31
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 Corpus Christi, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 101 car washes and detailers in the Corpus Christi metro area. 33 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 62.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $140.7M a year, or $833 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 168,972 households in the Corpus Christi metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Corpus Christi, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Corpus Christi metro area has 6.0 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.4M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Corpus Christi metro area would have about 56, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,121 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 62.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Corpus Christi, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Corpus Christi metro area at 451,191 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,972 households. The median household income in the Corpus Christi metro area is $67,453 a year, 16% below 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 Corpus Christi metro area scores 13 for car washes and detailers (low), #382 of 387 scored metro areas.
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