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Car washes in Pennsylvania

How many car washes exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 26 Pennsylvania 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 — 37% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in Pennsylvania

Car washes

240

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.2

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

0.5

per 10,000 present

State index

37%

vs. U.S.

Residents

10,789,983

in covered counties

Workers

4,774,988

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 26 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

City	County	Car washes	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Lancaster	Lancaster County	37–153	558,059	236,033	0.5	112–378%	Range spans bands
Canonsburg	Washington County	11–107	215,520	85,413	0.4	87–847%	Range spans bands
Camp Hill	Cumberland County	14–42	269,697	129,697	0.4	86–232%	Range spans bands
Chambersburg	Franklin County	6–58	147,315	48,691	0.3	71–595%	Range spans bands
Allentown	Lehigh County	15–71	358,762	170,695	0.3	69–290%	Range spans bands
King Of Prussia	Montgomery County	30–162	863,513	543,597	0.3	54–241%	Range spans bands
Johnstown	Cambria County	4–90	131,380	43,083	0.3	53–1149%	Range spans bands
Malvern	Chester County	17–115	535,535	241,727	0.3	53–258%	Range spans bands
Bensalem	Bucks County	19–137	634,655	249,175	0.3	51–283%	Range spans bands
State College	Centre County	4–58	160,267	46,882	0.2	45–623%	Range spans bands
Pittsburgh	Allegheny County	32–242	1,213,050	682,711	0.2	42–276%	Range spans bands
Greensburg	Westmoreland County	8–150	349,607	120,061	0.2	40–728%	Range spans bands
Wayne	Delaware County	9–95	606,361	253,670	0.1	25–226%	Range spans bands
Cranberry Township	Butler County	3–63	202,636	84,042	0.1	25–493%	Range spans bands
Bethlehem	Northampton County	5–57	343,263	146,757	0.1	25–231%	Range spans bands
Hershey	Dauphin County	4–60	285,266	155,968	0.1	23–293%	Range spans bands
Wilkes Barre	Luzerne County	3–91	326,090	128,019	0.1	16–372%	Range spans bands
York	York County	4–82	476,698	173,506	0.1	15–290%	Range spans bands
Philadelphia	Philadelphia County	12–114	1,580,199	690,182	0.1	13–106%	Range spans bands
Reading	Berks County	3–103	430,466	167,711	0.1	12–385%	Range spans bands
Erie	Erie County	0–74	267,101	102,941	0.0	0–372%	Range spans bands
Clarks Summit	Lackawanna County	0–56	215,434	90,335	0.0	0–376%	Range spans bands
Stroudsburg	Monroe County	0–64	166,936	46,499	0.0	0–623%	Range spans bands
Beaver Falls	Beaver County	0–42	164,772	45,043	0.0	0–458%	Range spans bands
Lebanon	Lebanon County	0–32	147,065	50,980	0.0	0–355%	Range spans bands
Pottsville	Schuylkill County	0–92	140,336	41,570	0.0	0–1167%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

112%

87%

86%

71%

69%

54%

53%

53%

Most competitors per capita

12%

13%

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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