Car Wash & Detailing · Baltimore, MD

Car Wash & Detailing Market in
Baltimore, MD

$248M TAM · Market Score 69/100 · Ranked #29 of 925 MSAs by TAM

Bottom-up market data for the Baltimore, MD MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.

Total TAM
$248M
rank #29 of 925
Market Score
69/100
rank #121 of 925 · 87th percentile
Operators
147
1,551 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
2.1%
rank #416 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Baltimore scored 69/100 for Car Wash & Detailing

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Baltimore ranks in the 87th percentile nationally for Car Wash & Detailing.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Estimated Vehicles40%1,922,35598
Fragmentation Score35%16.116
Median HH Income25%99,47096

TAM by segment

$248M in Baltimore broken down by segment

Wash_car Wash Visits
$213M
86% of total TAM
Wash_car Wash Detail
$35M
14% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Baltimore

Population
2,849,436
2.1% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$99,470
31.3% HHs $150K+
Housing units
1,201,675
16.7% age 65+
GDP per capita
$96,660

Frequently asked questions

Car Wash & Detailing market in Baltimore: common questions

How big is the car wash & detailing market in Baltimore, MD?

The car wash & detailing market in Baltimore, MD has a total addressable market of $248M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Baltimore the #29 largest car wash & detailing market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many car wash & detailing companies are in Baltimore?

PinpointIQ tracks 147 car wash & detailing establishments in the Baltimore MSA, employing approximately 1,551 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Baltimore rank nationally for car wash & detailing?

Baltimore scores 69/100 on PinpointIQ's Car Wash & Detailing Market Score, ranking #121 of 925 U.S. metros — the 87th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for car wash & detailing operators and investors.

What drives car wash & detailing demand in Baltimore?

PinpointIQ scores Baltimore's car wash & detailing market on 3 components: Estimated Vehicles (40% weight, 98th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 16th percentile); Median HH Income (25% weight, 96th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the car wash & detailing vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.

What are the biggest car wash & detailing sub-segments in Baltimore?

Baltimore's $248M car wash & detailing TAM breaks down into: Wash_car Wash Visits ($213M, 86% of TAM); Wash_car Wash Detail ($35M, 14% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

Is Baltimore growing? How does population affect the car wash & detailing market?

Baltimore has a population of 2,849,436 and has grown 2.1% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of car wash & detailing demand and factors into PinpointIQ's Market Score alongside vertical-specific attractiveness metrics.

TAM figures reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up market size model built from U.S. Census, BLS, IRS County Business Patterns, and other public + commercial sources at the census-tract level. Market Score is PinpointIQ's percentile-weighted composite; the components and weights are set per vertical and shown above. Data refreshed monthly.

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