Florida market at a glance
Source: US Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023, ACS 2024 1-year; city populations, Vintage 2024. US = 50 states + DC.
Florida window tint rules
Florida allows front side tint passing at least 28% of light and reflecting at most 25%, as tested. Behind the driver, film passing at least 15% (6% on multipurpose passenger vehicles) and reflecting at most 35% is allowed. Windshield tint is allowed only in a transparent top strip outside the driver's direct forward viewing area. Do not treat the plus or minus 3% tolerance as extra room. FMVSS 205-compliant factory glazing is exempt.
Summary checked against Fla. Stat. §§ 316.2951-316.2957 (including § 316.29545) on 2026-09-19. Verify current statutes before quoting.
Florida ceramic shop questions
- How many ceramic coating businesses are there in Florida?
- Census has no ceramic coating category. Its closest, car washes (NAICS 811192), counted 1,668 in Florida in 2023, most in Broward (156), Orange (151), Miami-Dade (137), Palm Beach (127) and Hillsborough (105) (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
- How many vehicles are there in Florida?
- Florida households had 15,837,334 vehicles available, 1.73 per household (ACS 2024 1-year). By county, the most are in Miami-Dade (1,614,411), Broward (1,256,817), Palm Beach (1,018,636), Hillsborough (1,008,645), Orange (931,519) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).
Ceramic coating shop software in neighbouring states
Number of car washes, CBP 2023.
- Georgia · 691
- Alabama · 279
- South Carolina · 288
