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Car washes and detailers in Virginia Beach city, VA
How Virginia Beach city, VA 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,022 of 1,451 scored counties
#40 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 67
- 18 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +34.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $169.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $944 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 453,737
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Virginia Beach city spend about $169.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $944 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each location on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers.
There are 67 car washes and detailers on map listings in Virginia Beach city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in Virginia Beach city classed as car washes, up 34.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,183 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Virginia Beach city.
Population estimates show Virginia Beach city declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For car washes and detailers, Virginia Beach city has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,022 of 1,451 scored counties and #40 of 61 scored counties in Virginia.
How Virginia Beach city compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Virginia Beach city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,183 | 6,997 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.4% | +24.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $944 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $92,968 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 43+34.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 335
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6718 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Virginia Beach city, 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 Virginia Beach city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 453,737−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 179,851
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 245 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,865
- Median household income
- $92,968+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,769
- Median home value
- $382,500
- Jobs located here
- 180,420
- Daytime population
- 440,196Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fauquier County, VA | 89 | 7 | 2.6 | $4.7M | +4.8% | #10 of 1,451 |
| 2Frederick County, VA | 83 | 10 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +8.8% | #44 of 1,451 |
| 3Stafford County, VA | 80 | 23 | 4.4 | $2.8M | +8.3% | #61 of 1,451 |
| 4Bedford County, VA | 79 | 8 | 2.4 | $4.6M | +4.4% | #64 of 1,451 |
| 5Orange County, VA | 79 | 6 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +10.1% | #71 of 1,451 |
| 6James City County, VA | 77 | 5 | 1.6 | $6.5M | +6.2% | #87 of 1,451 |
| 7Augusta County, VA | 77 | 6 | 1.9 | $5.6M | +1.8% | #88 of 1,451 |
| 8Fairfax County, VA | 76 | 72 | 1.7 | $5.8M | +1.7% | #104 of 1,451 |
| 9Louisa County, VA | 76 | 6 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +13.6% | #111 of 1,451 |
| 10Prince William County, VA | 74 | 35 | 2.2 | $5M | +4.2% | #133 of 1,451 |
| 40Virginia Beach city, VA | 38 | 67 | 3.7 | $2.5M | −1.3% | #1,022 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Virginia Beach city
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 care46
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops58
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops56
- Oil change and quick lube49
- Gas stations73
- Insurance agencies50
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 Virginia Beach city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 car washes and detailers in Virginia Beach city. 18 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023, up 34.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Virginia Beach city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $169.8M a year, or $944 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 179,851 households in Virginia Beach city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia Beach city, VA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Virginia Beach city has 3.7 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,183 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +16.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Virginia Beach city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Virginia Beach city at 453,737 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 179,851 households. The median household income in Virginia Beach city is $92,968 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Virginia Beach city scores 38 for car washes and detailers (lower middle), #1,022 of 1,451 scored counties.
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