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Car washes in Arizona

How many car washes exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 7 Arizona 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 — 64% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in Arizona

Car washes

258

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.3

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

0.5

per 10,000 present

State index

64%

vs. U.S.

Residents

6,902,821

in covered counties

Workers

2,611,898

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 7 Arizona 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 Arizona

City	County	Car washes	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Lake Havasu City	Mohave County	14–62	219,444	47,568	0.6	118–437%	Range spans bands
Flagstaff	Coconino County	9–51	138,603	47,833	0.6	113–591%	Range spans bands
Prescott	Yavapai County	13–73	247,198	71,401	0.5	94–441%	Range spans bands
Yuma	Yuma County	9–29	211,785	49,598	0.4	78–216%	Range spans bands
Tucson	Pima County	42–146	1,072,121	336,499	0.3	69–181%	Range spans bands
Tempe	Maricopa County	161–451	4,583,743	1,999,220	0.3	59–126%	Range spans bands
Casa Grande	Pinal County	10–60	429,927	59,779	0.2	44–231%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

118%

113%

94%

78%

69%

59%

44%

Most competitors per capita

44%

59%

69%

78%

94%

113%

118%

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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BizGapMap — free, no-login small-business saturation reports for major U.S. counties. Built entirely from public U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS data (ZBP 2023, ACS 2024 5-year, PEP 2024, LODES, QCEW, IRS SOI). No forecasts, no revenue guesses — withheld cells are marked, and the few derived counts are labelled as estimates.