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Car washes in Florida

How many car washes exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 34 Florida counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Car wash tunnels & bays · Self-serve & automatic washes · Detailing (wash-attached). Counted together because official statistics use one 811192 code.

State verdict (covered counties): In line with the U.S. rate — 95% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in Florida

Car washes

1,158

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.5

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

0.5

per 10,000 present

State index

95%

vs. U.S.

Residents

21,120,689

in covered counties

Workers

7,706,993

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 34 Florida counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing car washes and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in Florida

City	County	Car washes	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Fort Myers	Lee County	73–133	817,109	263,033	0.8	157–239%	High density
Daytona Beach	Volusia County	51–107	585,930	163,139	0.8	156–242%	High density
Gulf Breeze	Santa Rosa County	16–28	200,703	34,765	0.7	150–225%	Range spans bands
Orlando	Orange County	138–234	1,506,022	844,340	0.7	146–193%	Range spans bands
Port Saint Lucie	St. Lucie County	27–53	355,354	72,740	0.7	141–224%	Range spans bands
Ocala	Marion County	28–86	386,904	100,412	0.6	131–327%	Range spans bands
Lake Mary	Seminole County	33–67	441,429	185,405	0.6	126–172%	Range spans bands
Naples	Collier County	28–68	397,619	151,082	0.6	121–251%	Range spans bands
Sarasota	Manatee County	29–71	439,466	126,209	0.6	118–232%	Range spans bands
Stuart	Martin County	11–29	160,167	68,029	0.6	116–200%	Range spans bands
Boca Raton	Palm Beach County	100–206	1,539,829	591,843	0.5	111–183%	Range spans bands
Fort Lauderdale	Broward County	124–228	1,977,129	774,635	0.5	107–147%	Above average
Sarasota	Sarasota County	27–79	452,773	158,202	0.5	104–234%	Range spans bands
Kissimmee	Osceola County	23–43	412,031	97,295	0.5	102–164%	Range spans bands
Saint Petersburg	Pinellas County	55–165	963,481	418,050	0.5	96–218%	Range spans bands
Melbourne	Brevard County	34–106	633,463	195,669	0.5	95–207%	Range spans bands
Jacksonville	Duval County	59–127	1,020,642	499,883	0.5	95–159%	Range spans bands
Tampa	Hillsborough	78–210	1,564,112	712,069	0.4	83–158%	Range spans bands
Crystal River	Citrus County	7–43	161,965	30,517	0.4	81–358%	Range spans bands
Clermont	Lake County	18–74	423,793	99,571	0.4	78–259%	Range spans bands
Lakeland	Polk County	32–110	802,032	231,199	0.3	71–192%	Range spans bands
Orange Park	Clay County	8–26	224,705	47,711	0.3	66–164%	Range spans bands
Panama City	Bay County	7–37	186,434	62,163	0.3	66–254%	Range spans bands
Destin	Okaloosa County	8–38	219,979	65,772	0.3	65–259%	Range spans bands
New Port Richey	Pasco County	17–69	573,740	104,781	0.3	55–180%	Range spans bands
Tallahassee	Leon County	9–43	297,542	106,232	0.3	52–157%	Range spans bands
Saint Augustine	St. Johns County	9–31	311,914	80,233	0.3	52–145%	Range spans bands
Miami	Miami-Dade County	83–277	2,738,360	1,041,424	0.3	52–124%	Range spans bands
Pensacola	Escambia County	9–53	322,926	113,625	0.2	48–188%	Range spans bands
Gainesville	Alachua County	7–55	288,281	102,273	0.2	42–259%	Range spans bands
The Villages	Sumter County	3–21	146,639	29,603	0.2	38–266%	Range spans bands
Brooksville	Hernando County	4–26	201,196	41,648	0.2	37–184%	Range spans bands
Vero Beach	Indian River County	3–31	166,936	51,187	0.2	32–202%	Range spans bands
Punta Gorda	Charlotte County	0–32	200,084	42,254	0.0	0–240%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

157%

156%

150%

146%

141%

131%

126%

121%

Most competitors per capita

32%

37%

38%

42%

48%

52%

52%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few car washes may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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