Top 5 Car Wash Chains in Rochester
Rochester, MN
Data updated · May 22, 2026
The largest car wash operators in the Rochester metro by location count, drawn from 119 car washes across the Rochester, MN CBSA. 5 chain operators total alongside 94 independent or single-location sites.
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Kwik Trip
17 sites in Rochester · 2,338 reviews · 4.31 - Full profile🥈2
Mister Car Wash
3 sites in Rochester · 1,332 reviews · 4.18 - 🥉3
bp
3 sites in Rochester · 168 reviews - 4
Hy-Vee Car Wash
1 site in Rochester · 15 reviews - Full profile5
Tommy's Express® Car Wash
1 site in Rochester · 478 reviews · 4.30
The Rochester car wash chain landscape is dominated by Kwik Trip, which alone accounts for 68.0% of all chain-affiliated locations in the metro. Across the full metro, 79.0% of all car washes operate as independents or single-location operators (94 of 119 sites) — an independent-heavy market where chains haven't pushed mom-and-pop competition out.
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About this ranking
Chains ranked by total location count inside the Rochester, MN 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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