Texas market at a glance
| Car washes (NAICS 811192) | 1,858 establishments (2022: 1,853) · 21,902 employees · $586.9 million payroll |
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| All automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 8111) | 13,817 establishments · 96,930 employees |
| Top counties | Harris 288, Tarrant 156, Dallas 137, Bexar 126, Travis 78, Collin 72, El Paso 65, Williamson 55, Denton 50, Fort Bend 48 |
| Top metro areas (whole-metro counts) | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: 487; Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX: 430; San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX: 162; Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: 152; El Paso, TX: 65; Corpus Christi, TX: 41; Lubbock, TX: 33; Killeen-Temple, TX: 27 |
| Households per establishment | 6,162 (US: 6,702) |
| Population | 31,290,831 |
| Households | 11,449,769 |
| Household vehicles | 21,509,481 (1.88 per household) |
| Median household income | $79,721 |
| Top counties, vehicles (ACS 5-year) | Harris 3,125,368, Dallas 1,758,204, Tarrant 1,486,849, Bexar 1,347,738, Travis 994,445, Collin 797,783, Denton 707,545, Fort Bend 606,705, El Paso 581,128, Hidalgo 516,626 |
Source: US Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023, ACS 2024 1-year; city populations, Vintage 2024. US = 50 states + DC.
Texas detail shop questions
- How many auto detailing businesses are there in Texas?
- Census has no detailing category. Its closest, car washes (NAICS 811192), counted 1,858 in Texas in 2023, most in Harris (288), Tarrant (156), Dallas (137), Bexar (126) and Travis (78) (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
- How many vehicles are there in Texas?
- Texas households had 21,509,481 vehicles available, 1.88 per household (ACS 2024 1-year). By county, the most are in Harris (3,125,368), Dallas (1,758,204), Tarrant (1,486,849), Bexar (1,347,738), Travis (994,445) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).
Auto detail shop software in neighbouring states
Number of car washes, CBP 2023.
- Oklahoma · 235
- Louisiana · 213
- Arkansas · 205
- New Mexico · 134