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Top 10 Car Wash Chains in Winston

Winston-Salem, NC

Data updated · May 22, 2026

The largest car wash operators in the Winston metro by location count, drawn from 382 car washes across the Winston-Salem, NC CBSA. 12 chain operators total alongside 324 independent or single-location sites.

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    bp

    24 sites in Winston · 1,324 reviews · 3.97
  2. 🥈2

    Sheetz

    17 sites in Winston · 7,375 reviews · 4.17
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    ModWash

    5 sites in Winston · 8,134 reviews · 4.89
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  4. 4

    Flow Luxury Paint and Body

    3 sites in Winston · 349 reviews
  5. 5

    Whistle Express Car Wash

    2 sites in Winston · 1,854 reviews · 4.59
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    Carz Auto Spa

    1 site in Winston · 72 reviews
  7. 7

    Sam's Xpress Car Wash

    1 site in Winston · 583 reviews
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  8. 8

    Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash

    1 site in Winston · 743 reviews · 4.30
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  9. 9

    Royal Rinse Car Wash

    1 site in Winston · 136 reviews
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  10. 10

    Zips Car Wash

    1 site in Winston · 1,025 reviews · 4.40
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Market Concentration

The Winston car wash chain landscape is dominated by bp, which alone accounts for 41.4% of all chain-affiliated locations in the metro. Across the full metro, 84.8% of all car washes operate as independents or single-location operators (324 of 382 sites) — an independent-heavy market where chains haven't pushed mom-and-pop competition out. Worth noting: presence isn't quality — ModWash carries a 4.89★ weighted-average rating across 8,134 reviews, vs bp's 3.97★. Customers in the Winston metro who care about rating consistency may prefer ModWash over the larger operator.

Frequently Asked Questions

About the Winston car wash market

Which car wash chain has the most locations in Winston?

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bp operates the most car wash locations in the Winston metro with 24 sites (averaging 3.97★ across 1,324 reviews).

What are the top 10 car wash chains in Winston?

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Ranked by location count in the Winston metro: 1. bp (24 sites); 2. Sheetz (17 sites); 3. ModWash (5 sites); 4. Flow Luxury Paint and Body (3 sites); 5. Whistle Express Car Wash (2 sites); 6. Carz Auto Spa (1 site); 7. Sam's Xpress Car Wash (1 site); 8. Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash (1 site); 9. Royal Rinse Car Wash (1 site); 10. Zips Car Wash (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 Winston-Salem, NC 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 total location count inside the Winston-Salem, NC 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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