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Car washes and detailers in Van Zandt County, TX
How Van Zandt County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for car washes and detailers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #81 of 1,451 scored counties
#3 of 102 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $22.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,130
- +10.7% since 2020
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What this means
For car washes and detailers, Van Zandt County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #81 of 1,451 scored counties and #3 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 Van Zandt County comes to about $22.8M a year: $1,003 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M 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 7 car washes and detailers on map listings in Van Zandt County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for car washes in Van Zandt County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Van Zandt County grew 10.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Van Zandt 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 | Van Zandt County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,003 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,475 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,130+10.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,682
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 843 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $69,475+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,380
- Median home value
- $222,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,630
- Daytime population
- 54,002Residents 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 Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt 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 care62
- Auto repair shops56
- Collision repair and body shops82
- Car washes and detailing78
- Tire shops52
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies83
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 Van Zandt County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 car washes and detailers in Van Zandt County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. No official count is published for car washes in Van Zandt County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Van Zandt County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.8M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 22,682 households in Van Zandt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Van Zandt County, TX compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Van Zandt County has 3.1 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $3.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Van Zandt County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Van Zandt County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Van Zandt County at 66,130 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,682 households. The median household income in Van Zandt County is $69,475 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Van Zandt County scores 78 for car washes and detailers (high), #81 of 1,451 scored counties.
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