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Car washes and detailers in Fort Bend County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Fort Bend County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #110 of 1,451 scored counties
#5 of 102 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 96
- 34 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $311.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 975,191
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Fort Bend County is 76 (high), #110 of 1,451 scored counties and #5 of 102 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for car washes and detailers.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Fort Bend County comes to about $311.5M a year: $1,064 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each location on map listings, 29% 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 96 car washes and detailers on map listings in Fort Bend County as of September 2026. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 35%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Fort Bend County was 48 in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 6,098 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $12.8M have gone to businesses classed as car washes in Fort Bend County. Population estimates show Fort Bend County grew 17.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fort Bend 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 | Fort Bend County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,098 | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.3% | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,064 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $114,041 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 48+33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 640
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9634 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 124The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $12.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 975,191+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 292,713
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 862 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,037
- Median household income
- $114,041+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,132
- Median home value
- $374,500
- Jobs located here
- 248,090
- Daytime population
- 729,530Residents 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 Fort Bend 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 |
Other business types in Fort Bend 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 shops85
- Collision repair and body shops90
- Car washes and detailing76
- Tire shops86
- Oil change and quick lube73
- Gas stations77
- Insurance agencies68
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 Fort Bend County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 96 car washes and detailers in Fort Bend County. 34 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Fort Bend County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $311.5M a year, or $1,064 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 292,713 households in Fort Bend County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fort Bend County, TX compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Fort Bend County has 3.3 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.2M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Fort Bend County would have about 124, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,098 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Fort Bend County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Fort Bend County at 975,191 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 292,713 households. The median household income in Fort Bend County is $114,041 a year, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Fort Bend County scores 76 for car washes and detailers (high), #110 of 1,451 scored counties.
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