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- American’s spent $5.8 billion at car wash facilities in 2012.
- Car wash facilities washed 2.1% more cars in 2012 than in 2011 and the average revenue per wash increased by 2.6% during the same time frame.
- In 2012 there were an estimated 80,500 car wash facilities in the U.S.
- In 1996, 52% of car owners primarily took their vehicles to car wash facilities rather than washing their car themselves. By 2012 that number had increased to 69%.
- Car wash facilities service approximately 8 million vehicles a day.
Sources: US Census Bureau, International Car Wash Association
