{"schemaVersion":"3.0.0","classification":"Reference intelligence profile","id":"mobile-detailing-001","route":"mobile-detailing","url":"https://cashflowroutes.com/intelligence/mobile-detailing-001","evidenceConfidence":"Moderate","sourceIds":["bls-material-movers","epa-water-reuse","bizbuysell-2025"],"routeUrl":"https://cashflowroutes.com/routes/mobile-detailing","profileUrl":"https://cashflowroutes.com/intelligence/mobile-detailing-001","apiUrl":"https://cashflowroutes.com/api/routes/mobile-detailing","routeEntityId":"https://cashflowroutes.com/routes/mobile-detailing#route","articleId":"https://cashflowroutes.com/routes/mobile-detailing#article","datasetId":"https://cashflowroutes.com/intelligence/mobile-detailing-001#dataset","identifiers":{"routeUrl":"https://cashflowroutes.com/routes/mobile-detailing","profileUrl":"https://cashflowroutes.com/intelligence/mobile-detailing-001","apiUrl":"https://cashflowroutes.com/api/routes/mobile-detailing","routeEntityId":"https://cashflowroutes.com/routes/mobile-detailing#route","articleId":"https://cashflowroutes.com/routes/mobile-detailing#article","datasetId":"https://cashflowroutes.com/intelligence/mobile-detailing-001#dataset"},"relationships":{"canonicalEntity":"https://cashflowroutes.com/routes/mobile-detailing#route","humanArticle":"https://cashflowroutes.com/routes/mobile-detailing#article","intelligenceDataset":"https://cashflowroutes.com/intelligence/mobile-detailing-001#dataset"},"slug":"mobile-detailing","number":"07","name":"Mobile Detailing","label":"Mobile premium service","summary":"A low-fixed-cost route where repeat clients, fleet accounts, crew utilization, and tight geography determine quality.","complexity":"Moderate","automation":"Low","cadence":"Daily routes","revenueModel":"Hybrid","scenario":{"capital":{"display":"$45K–$85K","value":{"low":45000,"high":85000,"currency":"USD"},"classification":"Illustrative underwriting scenario","confidence":"Low","basis":"Modeled vehicle, equipment, customer book, launch reserve, and working capital."},"cashflow":{"display":"$3.5K–$5.5K / mo","value":{"low":3500,"high":5500,"currency":"USD","period":"month"},"classification":"Illustrative underwriting scenario","confidence":"Low","basis":"Modeled owner cash flow before debt service and taxes."},"multiple":{"display":"2.4×–3.0×","value":{"low":2.4,"high":3,"basis":"Seller discretionary earnings"},"classification":"Illustrative underwriting scenario","confidence":"Low","basis":"Modeled price-to-SDE range; owner dependence can materially reduce transferability."}},"fit":{"recurringRevenue":3,"laborIntensity":5,"assetIntensity":2,"locationDependence":3,"demandDurability":3,"transferability":3},"thesis":"Mobile detailing replaces real-estate overhead with route and labor execution. The attractive version is not a collection of one-off jobs; it is a dense schedule of repeat retail clients and contracted fleets that can survive the owner stepping back.","economics":["Revenue per crew-day","Repeat and membership mix","Labor hours per service package","Travel, chemical, and rework cost"],"operations":["Daily dispatch and weather planning","Quality control across crews","Vehicle and equipment readiness","Water-use and discharge compliance"],"diligence":["Rebuild revenue by client and service date","Separate owner-produced labor from manager-level cash flow","Review fleet-account terms and churn","Inspect vehicles, extractors, generators, and water systems"],"growth":["Convert retail clients to memberships","Add fleet and dealership accounts","Cluster territories by crew","Standardize packages and quality checks"],"exits":["Lead technician or manager buyout","Adjacent auto-service tuck-in","Multi-territory operator sale"],"profile":"mobile-detailing-001","evidence":{"asOf":"2026-08-06","geography":"United States","confidence":"Moderate","sourceIds":["bls-material-movers","epa-water-reuse","bizbuysell-2025"],"note":"Operating facts are an editorial synthesis of the cited sources. Scenario figures are normalized comparison inputs, not sourced market averages, live listings, forecasts, or valuation opinions."},"accent":"#b978a7","sources":[{"id":"bls-material-movers","title":"Hand Laborers and Material Movers","publisher":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics","url":"https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/hand-laborers-and-material-movers.htm","published":"2026-04-22","accessed":"2026-08-06","kind":"Primary public data","supports":["Operating duties and labor conditions for refuse collectors","Operating duties and labor conditions for vehicle and equipment cleaners"]},{"id":"epa-water-reuse","title":"California non-potable water reuse summary","publisher":"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency","url":"https://www.epa.gov/waterreuse/summary-californias-water-reuse-guideline-or-regulation-centralized-non-potable-reuse","published":"2025","accessed":"2026-08-06","kind":"Regulatory guidance","supports":["Commercial car washing as a regulated non-potable reuse application"],"caveat":"The linked summary is California-specific; local wastewater and discharge rules vary."},{"id":"bizbuysell-2025","title":"2025 Fourth Quarter Insight Report","publisher":"BizBuySell","url":"https://www.bizbuysell.com/news/bizbuysell-2025-fourth-quarter-insight-report/","published":"2026","accessed":"2026-08-06","kind":"Reported transaction data","supports":["Context for reported small-business transaction activity","Broad service-business cash-flow multiple context"],"caveat":"Marketplace-reported transactions are not a complete census and are not route-specific valuation instructions."}],"disclaimer":"Illustrative educational scenario only. Not a listing, market average, forecast, valuation, or investment advice."}