Express Car Wash with Unlimited Membership Program, Orange County NY

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This is an express car wash in Orange County, New York generating $850,000 in annual gross revenue with $565,000 in seller discretionary earnings and $475,000 in EBITDA. The model is built around a high-throughput express tunnel with minimal labor, running on just five employees (three full-time, two part-time). The margins here are striking: roughly 66% SDE margin and 56% EBITDA margin, which tells you the fixed-cost express model is doing its job.

The revenue engine is the unlimited monthly membership program, which converts one-time washers into recurring, predictable subscribers. That base is supplemented by retail wash sales, fleet and commercial accounts, and premium wash packages. Membership-driven car washes have become one of the most sought-after small business categories precisely because the recurring revenue smooths out weather seasonality and creates a subscription annuity that compounds with local density.

The facility is leased, not owned, with a long runway: the lease runs through November 2044 at $5,800 per month on a 5,000 square foot site described as high-visibility with strong traffic counts. The seller is relocating out of state and offering seller financing plus three months of training. This is a going-concern operations sale, so the buyer is paying for cash flow and membership base rather than dirt.