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Top 10 Car Wash Chains in Fargo

The largest car wash chain in Fargo, ND is Silverstar Car Wash with 6 locations (4.64★), followed by Tommy's Express® Car Wash (4) and Whale of a Wash (4), across 12 chain operators tracked in the metro.

Fargo, ND-MN

Data updated · May 22, 2026

Fargo runs as a moderately-concentrated chain market. 12 chains operate in Fargo; the top 3 (Silverstar Car Wash, Tommy's Express® Car Wash, Whale of a Wash) hold 50.0% of chain-affiliated locations. Alongside the 129 independent sites in the metro, these chains compete for 157-location market.

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    Silverstar Car Wash

    6 sites in Fargo · 2,883 reviews · 4.64
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    Tommy's Express® Car Wash

    4 sites in Fargo · 1,051 reviews · 4.15
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    Whale of a Wash

    4 sites in Fargo · 499 reviews
  4. 4

    Circle K

    3 sites in Fargo · 121 reviews
  5. 5

    Barnesville C-store

    2 sites in Fargo · 38 reviews
  6. 6

    Zips Car Wash

    2 sites in Fargo · 493 reviews · 3.99
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  7. 7

    Kwik Trip

    2 sites in Fargo · 52 reviews
  8. 8

    Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash

    1 site in Fargo · 278 reviews · 4.30
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  9. 9

    Red Carpet Carwash

    1 site in Fargo · 215 reviews
  10. 10

    Blue Beacon

    1 site in Fargo · 674 reviews · 4.10
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Market Concentration

The Fargo car wash chain landscape is moderately concentrated, with the top-3 chains (Silverstar Car Wash, Tommy's Express® Car Wash, Whale of a Wash) holding 50.0% of chain-affiliated locations. Across the full metro, 82.2% of all car washes operate as independents or single-location operators (129 of 157 sites) — an independent-heavy market where chains haven't pushed mom-and-pop competition out.

Frequently Asked Questions

About the Fargo car wash market

Which car wash chain has the most locations in Fargo?

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Silverstar Car Wash operates the most car wash locations in the Fargo metro with 6 sites (averaging 4.64★ across 2,883 reviews).

What are the top 10 car wash chains in Fargo?

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Ranked by location count in the Fargo metro: 1. Silverstar Car Wash (6 sites); 2. Tommy's Express® Car Wash (4 sites); 3. Whale of a Wash (4 sites); 4. Circle K (3 sites); 5. Barnesville C-store (2 sites); 6. Zips Car Wash (2 sites); 7. Kwik Trip (2 sites); 8. Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash (1 site); 9. Red Carpet Carwash (1 site); 10. Blue Beacon (1 site).

How is "best chain" defined here?

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"Best" here means most-present — chains are ranked by total location count in the Fargo, ND-MN CBSA, not by customer rating. For rating-weighted lists, see the per-city "Best Car Washes" rankings or the WashIndex per-chain profiles.

About this ranking

Chains ranked by location count. Pool restricted to multi-location operators with at least one site in the Fargo, ND-MN CBSA. Per-location chain assignment comes from the WashIndex national index.

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