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Car washes in New York

How many car washes exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 22 New York 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): Well below the U.S. rate — 51% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in New York

Car washes

527

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.3

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

0.5

per 10,000 present

State index

51%

vs. U.S.

Residents

17,237,540

in covered counties

Workers

7,270,619

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 22 New York 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 New York

City	County	Car washes	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Garden City	Nassau County	87–199	1,401,387	598,752	0.5	105–218%	Range spans bands
Melville	Suffolk County	80–262	1,444,016	549,149	0.4	90–297%	Range spans bands
Saratoga Springs	Saratoga County	12–46	232,531	77,891	0.4	90–346%	Range spans bands
Poughkeepsie	Dutchess County	15–79	300,448	91,489	0.4	89–431%	Range spans bands
Newburgh	Orange County	17–115	406,298	127,315	0.4	74–439%	Range spans bands
Kingston	Ulster County	7–115	181,957	44,188	0.3	70–1092%	Range spans bands
Staten Island	Richmond County	17–33	494,956	115,038	0.3	63–115%	Range spans bands
White Plains	Westchester County	34–176	997,782	391,628	0.3	58–284%	Range spans bands
Long Island City	Queens County	73–177	2,320,056	589,818	0.3	57–129%	Range spans bands
Spring Valley	Rockland County	11–61	341,883	127,769	0.3	55–287%	Range spans bands
Utica	Oneida County	7–105	230,321	85,056	0.3	52–712%	Range spans bands
Rochester	Monroe County	21–115	753,585	345,001	0.2	46–210%	Range spans bands
Brooklyn	Kings County	66–122	2,631,396	741,324	0.2	45–75%	Range spans bands
Buffalo	Erie County	25–157	948,221	414,184	0.2	44–253%	Range spans bands
Lockport	Niagara County	5–49	210,453	57,168	0.2	43–368%	Range spans bands
Albany	Albany County	8–98	295,619	175,518	0.2	43–395%	Range spans bands
Bronx	Bronx County	28–64	1,412,082	285,342	0.2	37–84%	Range spans bands
Schenectady	Schenectady County	3–33	180,276	47,892	0.1	30–270%	Range spans bands
East Syracuse	Onondaga County	8–106	473,091	218,807	0.1	28–316%	Range spans bands
Vestal	Broome County	3–49	201,184	68,480	0.1	26–373%	Range spans bands
New York	New York County	0–212	1,619,224	2,072,276	0.0	0–72%	Range spans bands
Troy	Rensselaer County	0–60	160,774	46,534	0.0	0–600%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

105%

90%

90%

89%

74%

70%

63%

58%

Most competitors per capita

26%

28%

30%

37%

43%

43%

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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