Your site analysis is a crucial step in the development of your car wash facility. The proposed site must be evaluated on several critical factors: area profile & demographics site visibility & accessibility lot size & configuration traffic type, flow, count, average speed proposed hours of operation competition's location, strength, image existence of gas station and/or C-store

Additional things to evaluate: Is the lot zoned for a car wash? Have you filed for the required building permits? Are all needed utilities available? Will a water reclaim plan be necessary?  Is sewer service available?

Population Evaluation

A successful car wash operation generally requires a surrounding population base of at least 1,000 people per wash bay. For greater potential it is recommended to have at least twice that recommendation.