Washington, DC · Auto Detailing
Auto Detailing in Washington, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 263 car washes and detailing shops in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area in 2023, employing 3,098 people with $101.3 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
263
12th most of 384 US metro areas
3,098
11.8 per business, against 9.1 across all metros
$101.3 million
$32,698 per employee
65%
of businesses, against 68% across all metros
-3.3%
in the number of businesses (272 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Washington.
- Washington is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of car washes and detailing shops, 12th of 384.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 11.8 employees each, against 9.1 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $32,698 per employee a year, against $29,472.
- The count fell by 9 businesses since 2022.
How VERA helps auto detailing in Washington.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Quotes by package and vehicle size
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Online booking for the time you have
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Memberships on repeat
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Questions
Auto Detailing in Washington
How many car washes and detailing shops are there in Washington?
263 in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 3,098 people and paid $101.3 million in annual payroll.
Is the Washington market for auto detailing growing?
By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 272 to 263 (-3.3%).
What does VERA do for auto detailing in Washington?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Washington 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
Other Washington markets
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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