Top 10 Car Wash Chains in Memphis
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Data updated · May 22, 2026
The largest car wash operators in the Memphis metro by location count, drawn from 622 car washes across the Memphis, TN-MS-AR CBSA. 23 chain operators total alongside 522 independent or single-location sites.
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Take 5 Car Wash
21 sites in Memphis · 31,579 reviews · 4.59 - 🥈2
bp
17 sites in Memphis · 508 reviews - Full profile🥉3
Century Express Carwash
8 sites in Memphis · 1,001 reviews · 4.50 - Full profile4
Glide Xpress Car Wash
8 sites in Memphis · 5,921 reviews · 4.75 - 5
Circle K
8 sites in Memphis · 350 reviews - Full profile6
Zips Car Wash
7 sites in Memphis · 4,521 reviews · 4.20 - Full profile7
Club Car Wash
4 sites in Memphis · 754 reviews · 4.78 - 8
Shell
3 sites in Memphis · 140 reviews - 9
Bud's Car Wash and Laundry
3 sites in Memphis · 314 reviews - Full profile10
Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash
3 sites in Memphis · 1,134 reviews · 4.73
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, 83.9% of all car washes operate as independents or single-location operators (522 of 622 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.
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Chains ranked by total location count inside the Memphis, TN-MS-AR CBSA, computed from a point-in-polygon test against the official US Census county boundaries (TIGER/Line, 2024). Each chain is identified via the WashIndex per-location chain assignment.
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