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Car washes and detailers in the Midland, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in the Midland, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #338 of 387 scored metro areas
#14 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 40
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $66.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $956 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 193,139
- +9.8% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, the Midland metro area has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #338 of 387 scored metro areas and #14 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Midland metro area spend about $66.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $956 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per location, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
The Midland metro area has 40 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the Midland metro area classed as car washes. That is one for every 3,165 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Midland metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Midland 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 | Midland metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,165 | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $956 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $92,952 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22
- Employees, 2023
- 302
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 402 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 the Midland 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 Midland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 193,139+9.8% since 2020
- Households
- 69,624
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,815 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $92,952+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,045
- Median home value
- $309,400
- Jobs located here
- 119,441
- Daytime population
- 214,353Residents 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 Midland 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 |
| 14Midland, TX | 31 | 40 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +9.8% | #338 of 387 |
Other business types in the Midland 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 care33
- Auto repair shops37
- Collision repair and body shops33
- Car washes and detailing31
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube27
- Gas stations49
- Insurance agencies69
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 Midland, TX metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 car washes and detailers in the Midland metro area. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in the Midland, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $66.6M a year, or $956 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 40 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 69,624 households in the Midland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Midland, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
The Midland metro area has 5.7 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.7M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, the Midland metro area would have about 26, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,165 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is the Midland, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Midland metro area at 193,139 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,624 households. The median household income in the Midland metro area is $92,952 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. The Midland metro area scores 31 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #338 of 387 scored metro areas.
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