Delaware market at a glance
| Car washes (NAICS 811192) | 55 establishments (2022: 58) · 486 employees · $13.0 million payroll |
|---|---|
| All automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 8111) | 433 establishments · 2,715 employees |
| Top counties | New Castle 39, Kent 8, Sussex 8 |
| Top metro areas (whole-metro counts) | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: 337 (all states in the metro); Dover, DE: 8; Seaford, DE: 8 |
| Households per establishment | 7,496 (US: 6,702) |
| Population | 1,051,917 |
| Households | 412,304 |
| Household vehicles | 766,757 (1.86 per household) |
| Median household income | $87,534 |
| Top counties, vehicles (ACS 5-year) | New Castle 399,596, Sussex 206,594, Kent 135,523 |
Source: US Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023, ACS 2024 1-year; city populations, Vintage 2024. US = 50 states + DC.
Delaware detail shop questions
- How many auto detailing businesses are there in Delaware?
- Census has no detailing category. Its closest, car washes (NAICS 811192), counted 55 in Delaware in 2023, most in New Castle (39), Kent (8) and Sussex (8) (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
- How many vehicles are there in Delaware?
- Delaware households had 766,757 vehicles available, 1.86 per household (ACS 2024 1-year). By county, the most are in New Castle (399,596), Sussex (206,594), Kent (135,523) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).
Auto detail shop software in neighbouring states
Number of car washes, CBP 2023.
- Pennsylvania · 628
- Maryland · 288
- New Jersey · 661