New York market at a glance
| Car washes (NAICS 811192) | 964 establishments (2022: 929) · 7,890 employees · $241.4 million payroll |
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| All automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 8111) | 9,335 establishments · 46,750 employees |
| Top counties | Suffolk 134, Nassau 112, Queens 103, Kings 85, Westchester 61, Bronx 49, Erie 44, Monroe 38, Orange 29, Rockland 29 |
| Top metro areas (whole-metro counts) | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: 1,112 (all states in the metro); Rochester, NY: 59; Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY: 57; Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY: 53; Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY: 50; Syracuse, NY: 27; Utica-Rome, NY: 16; Binghamton, NY: 13 |
| Households per establishment | 8,120 (US: 6,702) |
| Population | 19,867,248 |
| Households | 7,828,074 |
| Household vehicles | 9,650,948 (1.23 per household) |
| Median household income | $85,820 |
| Top counties, vehicles (ACS 5-year) | Suffolk 1,060,060, Nassau 875,491, Queens 774,732, Erie 637,325, Westchester 572,831, Kings 553,441, Monroe 504,263, Onondaga 307,395, Bronx 277,145, Richmond 251,415 |
Source: US Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023, ACS 2024 1-year; city populations, Vintage 2024. US = 50 states + DC.
New York window tint rules
New York requires at least 70% visible light transmission on the windshield (except the top six inches), front side windows, and — only for sedans, wagons, hardtops, coupes, hatchbacks, and convertibles — rear side windows. The rear window must also hit 70% unless the car has two functioning side mirrors. State law does not regulate tint reflectivity or require a general compliance sticker.
Summary checked against N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 375(12-a) on 2026-09-23. Verify current statutes before quoting.
New York ceramic shop questions
- How many ceramic coating businesses are there in New York?
- Census has no ceramic coating category. Its closest, car washes (NAICS 811192), counted 964 in New York in 2023, most in Suffolk (134), Nassau (112), Queens (103), Kings (85) and Westchester (61) (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
- How many vehicles are there in New York?
- New York households had 9,650,948 vehicles available, 1.23 per household (ACS 2024 1-year). By county, the most are in Suffolk (1,060,060), Nassau (875,491), Queens (774,732), Erie (637,325), Westchester (572,831) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).
Ceramic coating shop software in neighbouring states
Number of car washes, CBP 2023.
- New Jersey · 661
- Pennsylvania · 628
- Connecticut · 218
- Massachusetts · 445
- Vermont · 25