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Car washes in Texas

How many car washes exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 36 Texas 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): Below the U.S. rate — 77% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in Texas

Car washes

1,129

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.4

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

0.5

per 10,000 present

State index

77%

vs. U.S.

Residents

25,028,493

in covered counties

Workers

9,885,661

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 36 Texas 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 Texas

City	County	Car washes	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Midland	Midland County	18–32	168,494	91,917	0.8	172–210%	High density
Corpus Christi	Nueces County	28–88	351,950	130,507	0.7	137–323%	Range spans bands
Abilene	Taylor County	12–40	154,753	57,557	0.7	134–356%	Range spans bands
Amarillo	Randall County	10–22	144,098	41,104	0.6	124–248%	Range spans bands
New Braunfels	Comal County	15–25	215,245	64,040	0.6	124–190%	Range spans bands
Waxahachie	Ellis County	15–37	222,795	52,087	0.6	123–271%	Range spans bands
Cedar Park	Williamson County	46–84	691,052	187,105	0.6	120–182%	Range spans bands
Laredo	Webb County	18–32	269,130	83,205	0.6	118–197%	Range spans bands
El Paso	El Paso County	57–117	871,270	253,085	0.6	117–195%	Range spans bands
Lubbock	Lubbock County	21–69	311,047	122,184	0.6	115–280%	Range spans bands
Burleson	Johnson County	13–33	215,467	52,226	0.5	110–262%	Range spans bands
San Marcos	Hays County	15–27	286,831	81,054	0.5	94–156%	Range spans bands
Fort Worth	Tarrant County	111–235	2,091,100	824,477	0.4	91–158%	Range spans bands
Odessa	Ector County	9–29	171,416	72,071	0.4	89–207%	Range spans bands
Weatherford	Parker County	7–23	147,840	33,831	0.4	87–236%	Range spans bands
Plano	Collin County	56–94	1,115,497	422,851	0.4	86–136%	Range spans bands
San Antonio	Bexar County	98–226	2,044,549	788,736	0.4	82–166%	Range spans bands
College Station	Brazos County	11–33	241,659	78,858	0.4	80–153%	Range spans bands
Temple	Bell County	17–51	399,960	95,282	0.4	78–187%	Range spans bands
Houston	Harris County	222–552	4,866,005	2,159,333	0.4	76–135%	Range spans bands
Frisco	Denton County	43–91	978,658	345,999	0.4	76–144%	Range spans bands
Sugar Land	Fort Bend County	35–69	855,396	228,133	0.4	74–133%	Range spans bands
Terrell	Kaufman County	7–23	183,309	36,313	0.3	71–213%	Range spans bands
Pearland	Brazoria County	15–49	410,979	98,139	0.3	67–173%	Range spans bands
Austin	Travis County	52–168	1,302,098	733,329	0.3	64–149%	Range spans bands
Tyler	Smith County	8–46	247,103	98,064	0.3	55–262%	Range spans bands
Dallas	Dallas County	93–313	2,736,443	1,654,497	0.3	53–122%	Range spans bands
Spring	Montgomery County	20–60	671,730	197,300	0.3	53–138%	Range spans bands
League City	Galveston County	11–51	379,923	101,205	0.3	52–195%	Range spans bands
Beaumont	Jefferson County	7–49	252,884	102,594	0.2	47–249%	Range spans bands
Schertz	Guadalupe County	4–20	157,840	50,580	0.2	45–179%	Range spans bands
Woodway	McLennan County	7–59	270,919	111,818	0.2	44–319%	Range spans bands
Wichita Falls	Wichita County	3–27	136,053	45,003	0.2	39–296%	Range spans bands
Mcallen	Hidalgo County	19–73	891,915	226,099	0.2	39–136%	Range spans bands
Harlingen	Cameron County	6–40	425,007	121,999	0.1	25–135%	Range spans bands
Sherman	Grayson County	0–36	148,078	43,079	0.0	0–410%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

172%

137%

134%

124%

124%

123%

120%

118%

Most competitors per capita

25%

39%

39%

44%

45%

47%

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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