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Car washes and detailers in Victoria County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Victoria County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,253 of 1,451 scored counties
#70 of 102 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 19
- 6 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $877 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 92,656
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Victoria County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers, ranking #1,253 of 1,451 scored counties and #70 of 102 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $877 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Victoria County spend about $30.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 19 car washes and detailers, that is $1.6M per location, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
Victoria County has 19 car washes and detailers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 32%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Victoria County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 4,979 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Victoria County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Victoria 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 | Victoria County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,979 | 5,916 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.8% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $877 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,896 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 196 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Victoria 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 Victoria County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 92,656+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 34,855
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 882 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $70,896+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,279
- Median home value
- $209,900
- Jobs located here
- 34,440
- Daytime population
- 85,969Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 70Victoria County, TX | 28 | 19 | 5.5 | $1.6M | +1.5% | #1,253 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Victoria 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 care26
- Auto repair shops31
- Collision repair and body shops43
- Car washes and detailing28
- Tire shops22
- Oil change and quick lube17
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies40
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 Victoria County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 car washes and detailers in Victoria County. 6 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Victoria County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $30.6M a year, or $877 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 34,855 households in Victoria County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Victoria County, TX compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Victoria County has 5.5 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $1.6M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Victoria County would have about 12, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,979 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Victoria County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Victoria County at 92,656 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,855 households. The median household income in Victoria County is $70,896 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Victoria County scores 28 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,253 of 1,451 scored counties.
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