Arlington, TX Car Wash Market Analysis
Part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA.
Data updated · June 9, 2026
33 car washes, 13 chains, 9,754 AI-extracted reviews — concentrated more than the typical US market. Operator concentration, per-chain quality, format mix, customer-experience signals.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 33
- Chains
- 13
- lead: Caliber Car Wash (3)
- Avg rating
- 4.63★
- +0.22 vs MSA median
- Damage rate
- 1.3%
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 55% of classified
- Median single wash
- $12
- range $10–$40
- Median unlimited
- $23/mo
- cheapest $18.99/mo at Hail No PDR Services
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 394,769
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 140,408
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 11,963
- 6.2× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 1.3
- above ~1.0 — contested · classified sites
Key findings
- 33 car wash locations operated by 13 chains and 15 independents.
- Top 10 chains control 45.5% of locations — above the 11.4% US-market median, led by Caliber Car Wash (3 sites).
- Built from 25,755 Google reviews, 9,754 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
33 car wash locations in Arlington, TX · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
Arlington runs as a chain-consolidated car wash market. Across 33 tracked locations, the top ten operators control 45.5% of supply — above the 11.4% US-market median, with Caliber Car Wash the largest at 3 sites. Most of the quality variance below comes from chain-vs-chain differences rather than chain-vs-independent ones.
Weighted across all locations the average Google rating is 4.63★; reviewer-reported damage runs at 1.3%, and membership-cancellation friction at 14.4% of mem-discussing reviews. Staff is the brightest aspect signal (0.90/+1). The chain-rank table below is the most actionable section on this page.
Published pricing across the 17 of 35 Arlington locations with menus available: median single car wash $12 (range $10–$40), median unlimited membership $23/month (range $18.99–$24.99/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the city is $18.99/mo at Hail No PDR Services (Ceramic Hydro Glass Cleaner (500ml)).
See the best-rated car washes in Arlington, TX
Ranked by Google review rating
What does a car wash cost in Arlington, TX?
Published menu pricing for car washes in Arlington, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 17 of 35 tracked locations in the city have usable published pricing (49% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in Arlington | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hail No PDR Services Ceramic Hydro Glass Cleaner (500ml) | $18.99/mo |
| 2 | Zips Car Wash BASIC | $20/mo |
| 3 | Carmel Car Wash Wash | $20/mo |
| 4 | Auto Bath Car Wash Wash & Go | $20/mo |
| 5 | Turbo Car Wash BASIC WASH | $20.95/mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in Arlington | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WhiteWater Express Car Wash WhiteWater | $10 |
| 2 | Auto Bath Car Wash Wash & Go | $10 |
| 3 | Turbo Car Wash BASIC WASH | $10 |
| 4 | Blue Shark Car Wash-Arlington Basic Wash | $10 |
| 5 | Carnation Auto Spa Basic | $11 |
Pricing scraped from operator websites where published; the WashIndex AI calling agent rings up locations that don’t publish menus online to capture pricing directly.
Car wash financing in Arlington, TX
Since 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration has backed 21 car-wash loans in Arlington, TX worth $45.0M, at a median of $2,160,000 per car wash and a 9.1% charge-off rate. About 33% funded brand-new or startup car washes.
- New build / open29% · $2.3M
- Acquisition24% · $2.5M
- Expansion / improvement48% · $1.4M
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) & 504 FOIA datasets (NAICS 811192), data through 2026-03-31. See the Car Wash Lending Tracker for national figures and methodology.
About Arlington, TX
How many car washes are in Arlington, TX?
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What is the median household income near Arlington car washes?
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What is the average car wash rating in Arlington, TX?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in Arlington, TX?
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What kinds of car washes does Arlington have?
Arlington's chain-heavy mix shapes the format distribution below. Express tunnels typically dominate consolidated markets — the format with the best unit economics for multi-location rollouts. Hand-finished detail shops and full-service operators usually run as the residual independent layer.
Highest-rated format in this market: Detail Shop at 4.97★ (11 locations). Lowest: Self-Serve Bay at 3.56★ (2 locations).
| Format | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage Rate | Cancel Friction |
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| Express Tunnel | 18 | 54.5% | 22,605 | 4.65 | 1.32% | 13.7% |
| Detail Shop | 11 | 33.3% | 1,287 | 4.97 | 0.15% | — |
| Full Service | 2 | 6.1% | 1,735 | 4.21 | 2.14% | 28.0% |
| Self-Serve Bay | 2 | 6.1% | 128 | 3.56 | 0.00% | — |
What is the typical household income near Arlington car washes?
In a chain-consolidated market like Arlington, ZIP-level income tells you more about where chains chose to deploy capital than about how customers actually rate the wash. Rollups tend to anchor expansion in the $75K–$150K AGI band; below that range, supply is thinner.
Pearson r between ZIP income and rating across 33 qualifying locations: -0.22 — mild negative. Higher-income ZIPs host slightly lower-rated washes on average, which is unusual. Scatter mean: $66K AGI/return, 4.61★.
Car wash count and quality by income tier
Blue bars: location count per tier. Orange tick marks: average Google rating (same y-axis).
| Income tier (mean AGI/return) | ZIPs | Locations | Reviews | Avg Rating | Top Format |
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| Under $50K | 2 | 5 | 1,211 | 4.46 | Detail Shop (3) |
| $50K – $75K | 5 | 15 | 10,175 | 4.70 | Express Tunnel (7) |
| $75K – $100K | 4 | 13 | 11,638 | 4.65 | Express Tunnel (7) |
| $100K – $150K | 1 | 2 | 2,731 | 4.41 | Express Tunnel (2) |
| $150K+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
Top vs. bottom tier spread: 0 sites at 0.00★ (income $150K+) vs. 5 sites at 4.46★ (income Under $50K). For Arlington's consolidated chain operators, the middle-income band is where the strongest deployment density typically sits.
Who operates the most Arlington car washes?
In Arlington, where chain share runs above the US-market median, the chain-level breakdown below is where most of the operating-quality signal sits. Caliber Car Wash alone runs 3 of the metro's 33 sites; per-chain rating, damage rate, and membership-friction numbers follow.
| # | Chain | Locations | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage | Cancel | Upsell |
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| 1 | Caliber Car Wash | 3 | 3,910 | 4.67 | 2.14% | 17.6% | 0.49% |
| 2 | Quick Quack Car Wash | 2 | 3,385 | 4.90 | 0.29% | 6.8% | 0.64% |
| 3 | Feel Great Car Wash | 2 | 202 | 4.90 | 0.85% | — | 0.00% |
| 4 | Wash Masters Car Wash | 2 | 2,591 | 4.54 | 2.72% | 16.6% | 0.83% |
| 5 | Carmel Car Wash | 1 | 973 | 3.90 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Uniseal Houston Auto Detailing | 1 | 78 | 4.90 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Zips Car Wash | 1 | 1,937 | 4.10 | 3.72% | 21.6% | 0.83% |
| 8 | Super Star Car Wash | 1 | 1,946 | 4.70 | 1.91% | 19.2% | 2.29% |
| 9 | Take 5 Car Wash | 1 | 3,879 | 4.70 | 1.08% | 17.7% | 2.48% |
| 10 | Blue Shark Car Wash - Allen | 1 | 89 | 4.50 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Snap Clean Car Wash | 1 | 329 | 4.80 | 1.85% | 6.5% | 0.00% |
| 12 | Carnation Auto Spa | 1 | 762 | 4.60 | 1.30% | 29.5% | 0.87% |
| 13 | WhiteWater Express Car Wash | 1 | 3,534 | 4.80 | 0.23% | 3.5% | 0.15% |
What do customers love and complain about at Arlington car washes?
Staff is the strongest signal here (0.90); equipment reliability runs as the sharpest pain (-0.22). Useful as a quick check on which aspects Arlington's consolidated supply does well at vs. poorly.
Where are the 33 car washes in Arlington, TX?
Locations table below: ranked by review count, with format, chain affiliation, rating, and ZIP-level IRS AGI for context. In a consolidated market like Arlington, the chain column is the most useful filter.
| Location | City | Format | Chain | Rating | Reviews | ZIP AGI |
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| Take 5 Car Wash 1912 S Cooper St | Arlington, TX | Express Tunnel | Take 5 Car Wash | 4.7 | 3,879 | $75K |
| WhiteWater Express Car Wash 5521 S Cooper St | Arlington, TX | Express Tunnel | WhiteWater Express Car Wash | 4.8 | 3,534 | $82K |
| Caliber Car Wash 1800 NE Green Oaks Blvd | Arlington, TX | Express Tunnel | Caliber Car Wash | 4.8 | 2,113 | $69K |
| Wash Masters 4311 S Bowen Rd | Arlington, TX | Express Tunnel | Wash Masters Car Wash | 4.5 | 2,110 | $102K |
| Quick Quack Car Wash 3022 S Cooper St | Arlington, TX | Express Tunnel | Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.9 | 1,979 | $58K |
| Super Star Car Wash - Cooper St & California Ln 2700 S Cooper St | Arlington, TX | Express Tunnel | Super Star Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,946 | $58K |
| Zips Car Wash 4651 Little Rd | Arlington, TX | Express Tunnel | Zips Car Wash | 4.1 | 1,937 | $82K |
| Quick Quack Car Wash 5012 S Cooper St | Arlington, TX | Express Tunnel | Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.9 | 1,406 | $82K |
| Caliber Car Wash 3950 S Collins St | Arlington, TX | Express Tunnel | Caliber Car Wash | 4.4 | 1,074 | $42K |
| Carmel Car Wash 1401 N Cooper St | Arlington, TX | Full Service | Carmel Car Wash | 3.9 | 973 | $56K |
Compare Arlington to other car wash markets in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro
Cities in the same metro, ordered by closest comparable size. Each link runs the same operator concentration, format mix, and customer-experience analysis.
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Arlington, TX car wash market analysis. https://washindex.com/car-wash-cities/arlington-tx
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Car wash inventory for Arlington, TX is sourced from the WashIndex national car-wash place index, filtered to places whose Google-Maps-reported city matches Arlington, and further restricted to places whose format the WashIndex LLM classifier identified as a car wash (excluding dealerships, gas stations, and other auto-related businesses that don't primarily operate a car wash). Inclusion in the parent Dallas-Fort Worth MSA dataset is established by point-in-polygon against the official US Census county boundaries (TIGER/Line, 2024).
Operating-quality signals are derived from 9,754 customer reviews processed through WashIndex's 55-field LLM extraction pipeline. Format classification comes from a separate per-location website-reading classifier. ZIP-level income data is from the IRS Statistics of Income (tax year 2022) — mean Adjusted Gross Income per tax return, which is directionally aligned with ACS median household income but available without authentication.
See our full methodology for the extraction pipeline, validation samples, and aggregation logic. Term definitions in the glossary.
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