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Car washes and detailers in Denton County, TX
The car washes and detailers in Denton County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #311 of 1,451 scored counties
#15 of 102 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 155
- 51 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $366.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,069,346
- +16.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 155 car washes and detailers in Denton County. 51 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Denton County comes to about $366.8M a year: $1,018 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 155 car washes and detailers, that is $2.4M per location, 6% 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 50 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Denton County in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 7,208 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $8.6M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Denton County.
Population estimates show Denton County grew 16.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Denton County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #311 of 1,451 scored counties and #15 of 102 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Denton 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 | Denton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,208 | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.4% | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,018 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $111,498 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 50+6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 558
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15551 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 146The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $8.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Denton 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 Denton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,069,346+16.9% since 2020
- Households
- 360,392
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 878 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,115
- Median household income
- $111,498+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,847
- Median home value
- $437,200
- Jobs located here
- 321,359
- Daytime population
- 759,111Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for car washes and detailers, numbered among those based in Texas, with Denton County marked.
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 |
| 15Denton County, TX | 67 | 155 | 4.3 | $2.4M | +16.9% | #311 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Denton 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 care77
- Auto repair shops76
- Collision repair and body shops70
- Car washes and detailing67
- Tire shops79
- Oil change and quick lube60
- Gas stations90
- Insurance agencies71
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 Denton County, TX?
There are 155 car washes and detailers on map listings in Denton County as of September 2026. 51 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Denton County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $366.8M a year, or $1,018 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 360,392 households in Denton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Denton County, TX compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Denton County has 4.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.4M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Denton County would have about 146, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,208 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Denton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Denton County at 1,069,346 people in 2025, up 16.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 360,392 households. Median household income in Denton County is $111,498, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Denton County scores 67 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #311 of 1,451 scored counties.
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