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Top 10 Car Wash Chains in Memphis

The largest car wash chain in Memphis, TN is Take 5 Car Wash with 21 locations (4.59★), followed by bp (17) and Century Express Carwash (8), across 23 chain operators tracked in the metro.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR

Data updated · May 22, 2026

Memphis runs as a moderately-concentrated chain market. Take 5 Car Wash leads with 21 Memphis sites; 22 other chains follow. Alongside the 517 independent sites in the metro, these chains compete for 617-location market.

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    Take 5 Car Wash

    21 sites in Memphis · 31,579 reviews · 4.59
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    bp

    17 sites in Memphis · 508 reviews
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    Century Express Carwash

    8 sites in Memphis · 1,001 reviews · 4.50
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  4. 4

    Glide Xpress Car Wash

    8 sites in Memphis · 5,921 reviews · 4.75
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  5. 5

    Circle K

    8 sites in Memphis · 350 reviews
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    Zips Car Wash

    7 sites in Memphis · 4,521 reviews · 4.20
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    Club Car Wash

    4 sites in Memphis · 754 reviews · 4.78
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  8. 8

    Shell

    3 sites in Memphis · 140 reviews
  9. 9

    Bud's Car Wash and Laundry

    3 sites in Memphis · 314 reviews
  10. 10

    Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash

    3 sites in Memphis · 1,134 reviews · 4.73
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Market Concentration

The Memphis car wash chain landscape is moderately concentrated, with the top-3 chains (Take 5 Car Wash, bp, Century Express Carwash) holding 46.0% of chain-affiliated locations. Across the full metro, 83.8% of all car washes operate as independents or single-location operators (517 of 617 sites) — an independent-heavy market where chains haven't pushed mom-and-pop competition out. Worth noting: presence isn't quality — Club Car Wash carries a 4.78★ weighted-average rating across 754 reviews, vs Take 5 Car Wash's 4.59★. Customers in the Memphis metro who care about rating consistency may prefer Club Car Wash over the larger operator.

Frequently Asked Questions

About the Memphis car wash market

Which car wash chain has the most locations in Memphis?

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Take 5 Car Wash operates the most car wash locations in the Memphis metro with 21 sites (averaging 4.59★ across 31,579 reviews).

What are the top 10 car wash chains in Memphis?

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Ranked by location count in the Memphis metro: 1. Take 5 Car Wash (21 sites); 2. bp (17 sites); 3. Century Express Carwash (8 sites); 4. Glide Xpress Car Wash (8 sites); 5. Circle K (8 sites); 6. Zips Car Wash (7 sites); 7. Club Car Wash (4 sites); 8. Shell (3 sites); 9. Bud's Car Wash and Laundry (3 sites); 10. Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash (3 sites).

How is "best chain" defined here?

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"Best" here means most-present — chains are ranked by total location count in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR CBSA. Per-location chain assignment comes from the WashIndex national index.

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