Car Wash & Detailing · Tampa, FL

Car Wash & Detailing Market in
Tampa, FL

$346M TAM · Market Score 74/100 · Ranked #23 of 925 MSAs by TAM

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

Total TAM
$346M
rank #23 of 925
Market Score
74/100
rank #54 of 925 · 94th percentile
Operators
237
1,555 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
11.0%
rank #113 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Tampa scored 74/100 for Car Wash & Detailing

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Tampa ranks in the 94th percentile nationally for Car Wash & Detailing.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Estimated Vehicles40%2,222,46798
Fragmentation Score35%60.448
Median HH Income25%74,39272

TAM by segment

$346M in Tampa broken down by segment

Wash_car Wash Visits
$320M
93% of total TAM
Wash_car Wash Detail
$26M
7% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Tampa

Population
3,304,691
11.0% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$74,392
20.0% HHs $150K+
Housing units
1,515,178
20.3% age 65+
GDP per capita
$79,163

Frequently asked questions

Car Wash & Detailing market in Tampa: common questions

How big is the car wash & detailing market in Tampa, FL?

The car wash & detailing market in Tampa, FL has a total addressable market of $346M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Tampa the #23 largest car wash & detailing market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many car wash & detailing companies are in Tampa?

PinpointIQ tracks 237 car wash & detailing establishments in the Tampa MSA, employing approximately 1,555 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Tampa rank nationally for car wash & detailing?

Tampa scores 74/100 on PinpointIQ's Car Wash & Detailing Market Score, ranking #54 of 925 U.S. metros — the 94th 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 Tampa?

PinpointIQ scores Tampa's car wash & detailing market on 3 components: Estimated Vehicles (40% weight, 98th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 48th percentile); Median HH Income (25% weight, 72th 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 Tampa?

Tampa's $346M car wash & detailing TAM breaks down into: Wash_car Wash Visits ($320M, 93% of TAM); Wash_car Wash Detail ($26M, 7% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

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

Tampa has a population of 3,304,691 and has grown 11.0% 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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