Rocky Mountain Car Wash
Rocky Mountain Car Wash operates 16 self-serve bay locations across 2 US states, anchored in Wyoming (12 sites). Customer ratings have drifted from 4.48★ to 3.80★ since 2024-01, surfacing as a chain-wide signal in 804 AI-extracted reviews.
Data updated · May 24, 2026
Key findings
- 16 self-serve bay locations across 2 US states (largest footprint in Wyoming).
- Weighted rating drifted from 4.48★ to 3.80★ starting 2024-01 — a sustained chain-wide decline.
- Built from 804 AI-extracted Google reviews scored across 55 dimensions.
16 locations across 2 states · dot size scales with review volume
The defining signal for Rocky Mountain Car Wash right now is a sustained rating decline. Rating fell from 4.48★ to 3.80★ starting 2024-01, with price hike the leading complaint theme during the window. Operator-level drift analysis like this isn't something an individual Google Maps listing can surface.
Facility cleanliness (+0.91) is the chain's strongest aspect signal — even during the drift window. Price is the sharpest complaint cluster (-0.15, 85 negative mentions). The full review corpus (3,252) and the AI-scored subset (804) together drive the per-aspect signal.
About Rocky Mountain Car Wash
How many locations does Rocky Mountain Car Wash have?
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What is the average customer rating at Rocky Mountain Car Wash?
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What is Rocky Mountain Car Wash's damage rate?
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What format of car wash is Rocky Mountain Car Wash?
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What do customers like most about Rocky Mountain Car Wash?
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What are common complaints about Rocky Mountain Car Wash?
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Where does Rocky Mountain Car Wash have the most locations?
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How easy is it to cancel a Rocky Mountain Car Wash membership?
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How have Rocky Mountain Car Wash ratings and review volume trended over time?
28 months of monthly review velocity and rating data underpin the drift detection. Peak review volume: 104 reviews in 2025-08. The rating line below makes the inflection point easy to spot — the volume bars show whether customer flow tracked with the quality shift.
Monthly review volume
28 monthsAverage star rating by month
scale 1–5What customers love about Rocky Mountain Car Wash
- Facility Cleanliness
- +0.91
- Staff
- +0.83
- Wash Quality
- +0.54
- Membership Value
- +0.47
- Wait Time
- +0.09
Where customers complain about Rocky Mountain Car Wash
- Per-Wash Price
- -0.15
Aspect score = (pos − neg) / (pos + neg + mixed), range −1 to +1. See per-pillar leaderboards →
Operational health signals
How much competition does Rocky Mountain Car Wash face at each site?
3.7 competing car washes within 1 mile of the average Rocky Mountain Car Wash site; 6.9 within 3 miles. Competitive density compounds the impact of any quality drift — there are alternatives within driving distance.
Per-site competitor counts use haversine distance against the WashIndex location index; sister sites in the same chain are excluded.
What amenities do customers mention at Rocky Mountain Car Wash?
Amenities most frequently mentioned in Rocky Mountain Car Wash reviews — useful context for the drift, since amenity-related complaints often surface when broader quality slips.
Which metros and cities does Rocky Mountain Car Wash have locations in?
Rocky Mountain Car Wash operates across the metros and cities below. Each link drills into the WashIndex per-metro or per-city market analysis, with Rocky Mountain Car Wash's position alongside every other operator.
Alternatives to Rocky Mountain Car Wash
The chains that compete with it most directly, compared.
Which states does Rocky Mountain Car Wash operate in?
2 states; anchored in Wyoming (12) and Montana (4). Useful context for the drift — whether the rating drop is happening everywhere or concentrated in specific markets.
| State | Locations | Total Reviews | Avg Rating |
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| Wyoming | 12 | 2,392 | 4.37 |
| Montana | 4 | 860 | 4.31 |
What are the top Rocky Mountain Car Wash locations by review volume?
The per-location table is the most useful section for diagnosing chain-wide drift. Each row carries the site's own rating trajectory; the chain-wide drift may concentrate in just a handful of sites.
4.4 417 reviews 4 / 8 / 7
Trade-Area Competitors
- Let 'Er Buck Car Wash 0.73 mi · 4.3★
- Super Tunnel Car Wash 0.85 mi · 4.4★
- Patriot Auto Detail, LLC 0.94 mi
- American Pride Car Wash 1.00 mi · 3.4★
Operational Signals
- Membership Value +1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +0.80
- Staff +0.73
- Wash Quality +0.50
Monthly Review Velocity
Butte, MT 3410 Harrison Ave 4.3 409 reviews 13 / 5 / 1
Trade-Area Competitors
- Town Pump Express Car Wash 0.13 mi · 3.2★
- Town Pump Food Store 0.45 mi · 4.1★
- Detailed 0.45 mi · 5.0★
- Leskovar Honda 0.52 mi · 4.6★
- Denny Menholt Ford Service 0.52 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.93
- Wash Quality +0.44
Monthly Review Velocity
4.3 345 reviews 4 / 14 / 9
Trade-Area Competitors
- Oil City Auto Spa 0.44 mi · 4.6★
- Let 'Er Buck Car Wash 0.59 mi · 4.5★
- Shell 0.77 mi · 4.1★
- Wash and Glow Car Wash 0.98 mi · 4.5★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.86
- Wash Quality +0.83
Monthly Review Velocity
Powell, WY 574 Cedarwood Dr 4.6 290 reviews 2 / 3 / 3
Trade-Area Competitors
- Resilient Detail and Shine 0.26 mi · 4.9★
- Sleek And Shine Automotive Detailing 0.97 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time -1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Wash Quality +0.82
- Staff +0.60
Monthly Review Velocity
4.3 255 reviews 6 / 16 / 2
Trade-Area Competitors
- The Finer Detail MT 0.22 mi · 4.4★
- Dubs Detail 0.24 mi · 5.0★
- Town Pump 0.55 mi · 2.3★
- Rugged Restore 0.66 mi · 5.0★
- Freedom Express Truck Wash, Inc. 0.67 mi · 4.8★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time -0.83
- Staff +0.69
- Facility Cleanliness +0.54
- Equipment Working -0.40
Monthly Review Velocity
Riverton, WY 505 N Federal Blvd 4.2 225 reviews 6 / 0 / 0
Trade-Area Competitors
- Top Notch Auto Spa & Designs 0.29 mi · 3.7★
- Buggy Bath 0.30 mi · 3.6★
- Star Trims Automotive 0.36 mi · 4.7★
- Detailing Done Different LLC 0.75 mi · 5.0★
- Fremont Auto Reconditioning 0.78 mi · 4.5★
Operational Signals
- Staff +1.00
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Wash Quality +0.78
Monthly Review Velocity
Green River, WY 70 Uinta Dr 4.2 166 reviews 0 / 4 / 0
Trade-Area Competitors
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Staff +1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Wash Quality +0.58
Monthly Review Velocity
Riverton, WY 926 W Main St 4.4 159 reviews 1 / 5 / 0
Trade-Area Competitors
- Top Notch Auto Spa & Designs 0.99 mi · 3.7★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time -1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Membership Value -1.00
- Wash Quality +0.80
Monthly Review Velocity
4.3 156 reviews 6 / 15 / 2
Trade-Area Competitors
- Rod's N Dogs Car Wash 0.54 mi · 3.8★
- Montana Ave Car Wash 0.55 mi · 4.3★
- Town Pump Express Wash 0.58 mi · 3.5★
- Vapor Detail 0.80 mi · 4.8★
- Woody's Car Wash 0.80 mi · 4.4★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.84
- Wash Quality +0.51
Monthly Review Velocity
Douglas, WY 801 S 4th St 4.3 148 reviews 5 / 1 / 1
Trade-Area Competitors
- Andersons Mobile Detailing 0.38 mi · 5.0★
- Sky Limit Customs 0.68 mi
- Open Plains Detailing 0.88 mi · 3.5★
- Cowboy Carwash 0.88 mi · 3.8★
- Raptor Detailing 0.92 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Membership Value +1.00
- Per-Wash Price -0.67
Monthly Review Velocity
Data as of 2026-05-24. Pick a format and click Copy.
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Every operating-quality signal on this page is derived from 804 customer reviews of Rocky Mountain Car Wash locations, processed through WashIndex’s 55-field LLM extraction pipeline. Competitor counts within 1 / 3 / 5 mi rings are computed by haversine distance against the WashIndex location index across the chain’s states and immediately adjacent ones (sister sites in the same chain are excluded). Monthly review and rating trends are pulled from the raw Google Maps review feed. 0 spam-flagged reviews were excluded from the aggregates.
See our full methodology for the extraction pipeline, validation samples, and aggregation logic. Term definitions in the glossary.
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