Houston, TX · Auto Detailing
Auto Detailing in Houston, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 430 car washes and detailing shops in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area in 2023, employing 6,308 people with $171 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
430
5th most of 384 US metro areas
6,308
14.7 per business, against 9.1 across all metros
$171 million
$27,112 per employee
56%
of businesses, against 68% across all metros
+0.2%
in the number of businesses (429 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Houston.
- Houston is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for car washes and detailing shops, 5th of 384.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 14.7 employees each, against 9.1 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $27,112 per employee a year, against $29,472.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps auto detailing in Houston.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Quotes by package and vehicle size
Sedan, SUV, and truck rates, correction stages, coating tiers, and add-ons, priced from your own templates. The customer accepts from their phone.
Online booking for the time you have
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Memberships on repeat
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Questions
Auto Detailing in Houston
How many car washes and detailing shops are there in Houston?
430 in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 6,308 people and paid $171 million in annual payroll.
Is the Houston market for auto detailing growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 429 to 430 (+0.2%).
What does VERA do for auto detailing in Houston?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Houston business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Auto Detailing in other markets
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is car washes and detailing shops, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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