Dallas, TX Car Wash Market Analysis
Part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA.
Data updated · September 26, 2026
101 car washes, 24 chains, 24,208 AI-extracted reviews — concentrated more than the typical US market. Operator concentration, per-chain quality, format mix, customer-experience signals.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 101
- Chains
- 24
- lead: Zips Car Wash (4)
- Avg rating
- 4.55★
- +0.14 vs MSA median
- Damage rate
- 1.3%
- Top format
- detail shop
- 49% of classified
- Median single wash
- $12
- range $10–$50
- Median unlimited
- $21.99/mo
- cheapest $11/mo at Feel Great Car Wash - Cockrell Hill
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 1,299,553
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 528,038
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 12,867
- 6.7× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.5
- in the 0.5–1.0 filling band · classified sites
Key findings
- 101 car wash locations operated by 24 chains and 62 independents.
- Top 10 chains control 23.8% of locations — above the 11.4% US-market median, led by Zips Car Wash (4 sites).
- Built from 58,311 Google reviews, 24,208 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
101 car wash locations in Dallas, TX · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
This is one of the more roll-up-shaped car wash markets in the WashIndex national index. Across 101 tracked locations, the top ten operators control 23.8% of supply — above the 11.4% US-market median, with Zips Car Wash the largest at 4 sites. Most of the quality variance below comes from chain-vs-chain differences rather than chain-vs-independent ones.
Average rating 4.55★ across 101 sites; damage 1.3%; cancel friction 17.3% of mem-discussing reviews. Equipment reliability is the sharpest friction point (-0.41). The chain-rank table below is the most actionable section on this page.
Published pricing across the 38 of 104 Dallas locations with menus available: median single car wash $12 (range $10–$50), median unlimited membership $21.99/month (range $11–$85/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the city is $11/mo at Feel Great Car Wash - Cockrell Hill (Basic).
See the best-rated car washes in Dallas, TX
Ranked by Google review rating
What does a car wash cost in Dallas, TX?
Published menu pricing for car washes in Dallas, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 38 of 104 tracked locations in the city have usable published pricing (37% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in Dallas | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feel Great Car Wash - Cockrell Hill Basic | $11/mo |
| 2 | Clean Freak Car Wash CLASSIC | $11/mo |
| 3 | Fuel City Dallas Fast Pass | $15/mo |
| 4 | Fuel City Friendlys' Fast Pass | $15/mo |
| 5 | Blue Shark Car Wash - Addison Exterior Wash - Fifth Tier | $19.95/mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in Dallas | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WhiteWater Express Car Wash WhiteWater | $10 |
| 2 | Blue Shark Car Wash - Addison Exterior Wash - Fifth Tier | $10 |
| 3 | Mi-T-Fine Car Wash, Inc Fast Lane Basic | $10 |
| 4 | Mi-T-Fine Car Wash, Inc Fast Lane Basic | $10 |
| 5 | Papi's Car Wash and Detail Papis Car Wash and Detail | $10 |
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 Dallas, TX
Since 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration has backed 34 car-wash loans in Dallas, TX worth $72.8M, at a median of $1,845,500 per car wash and a 0.0% charge-off rate. About 23% funded brand-new or startup car washes.
- New build / open21% · $2.6M
- Acquisition24% · $4.0M
- Expansion / improvement50% · $1.4M
- Unclassified6% · $108K
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 Dallas, TX
How many car washes are in Dallas, TX?
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What is the best-rated car wash in Dallas, TX?
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Which car wash chains operate in Dallas, TX?
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What is the median household income near Dallas car washes?
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What is the average car wash rating in Dallas, TX?
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How much does a car wash cost in Dallas, TX?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in Dallas, TX?
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What is the cheapest car wash in Dallas, TX?
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What kinds of car washes does Dallas have?
In a market where 23.8% of locations sit inside a top-10 chain, the format breakdown reflects what those chains bought. Lower-throughput formats (detail shop, full service) generally cluster outside the rolled-up operator set.
Highest-rated format in this market: Detail Shop at 4.82★ (49 locations). Lowest: Full Service at 4.32★ (21 locations).
| Format | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage Rate | Cancel Friction |
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| Detail Shop | 49 | 48.5% | 5,173 | 4.82 | 0.41% | 0.0% |
| Express Tunnel | 28 | 27.7% | 37,653 | 4.61 | 1.35% | 17.1% |
| Full Service | 21 | 20.8% | 15,395 | 4.32 | 1.39% | 19.0% |
| Self-Serve Bay | 2 | 2.0% | 67 | 3.70 | 0.00% | — |
| In-Bay Automatic | 1 | 1.0% | 23 | 3.00 | 0.00% | — |
What is the typical household income near Dallas car washes?
101 Dallas locations with at least 10 Google reviews are plotted below against ZIP-level mean IRS AGI. The income picture in a consolidated market mostly reflects where the dominant operators saw the strongest unit economics.
Pearson r between ZIP income and rating across 101 qualifying locations: -0.07 — effectively zero. Operating quality dominates over neighborhood income here. Scatter mean: $189K AGI/return, 4.56★.
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 | 10 | 20 | 15,928 | 4.69 | Full Service (7) |
| $50K – $75K | 5 | 14 | 8,692 | 4.81 | Detail Shop (7) |
| $75K – $100K | 3 | 6 | 4,360 | 4.29 | Express Tunnel (3) |
| $100K – $150K | 6 | 22 | 11,160 | 4.41 | Detail Shop (11) |
| $150K+ | 13 | 39 | 18,171 | 4.46 | Detail Shop (24) |
The highest-income tier ($150K+) holds 39 car washes across 13 ZIPs at 4.46★; the lowest-income tier (Under $50K) holds 20 across 10 ZIPs at 4.69★. In a chain-consolidated market like Dallas, the income mix mostly reads as a record of where the top operators chose to deploy — middle-income ZIPs typically anchor the densest rollouts.
Who operates the most Dallas car washes?
The chain rank below is the more important section of this page given Dallas's consolidation. Top 10 operators control 23.8% of 101 locations, anchored by Zips Car Wash's 4-site footprint. Per-chain quality variance below explains most of the market-wide quality variance.
| # | Chain | Locations | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage | Cancel | Upsell |
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| 1 | Zips Car Wash | 4 | 5,861 | 4.32 | 3.11% | 22.2% | 1.18% |
| 2 | Super Star Car Wash | 3 | 5,123 | 4.37 | 2.87% | 22.7% | 2.43% |
| 3 | Wash Masters Car Wash | 3 | 1,894 | 4.64 | 2.49% | 25.4% | 1.29% |
| 4 | Carmel Car Wash | 2 | 630 | 3.95 | — | — | — |
| 5 | WASHGUYS Car Wash | 2 | 2,465 | 4.57 | 0.96% | 20.6% | 0.96% |
| 6 | Take 5 Car Wash | 2 | 5,072 | 4.70 | 1.32% | 18.0% | 0.08% |
| 7 | Fuel City Car Wash | 2 | 1,317 | 4.00 | 0.75% | — | 0.00% |
| 8 | Car Wash | 2 | 67 | 3.70 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Feel Great Car Wash | 2 | 4,060 | 4.94 | 0.41% | 5.3% | 0.07% |
| 10 | Blue Beacon | 2 | 2,082 | 4.00 | 1.10% | — | 0.82% |
| 11 | Carnation Auto Spa | 2 | 4,845 | 4.56 | 0.88% | 20.4% | 0.52% |
| 12 | Soapy Jeff's Car Wash | 1 | 471 | 4.00 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Blue Shark Car Wash - Allen | 1 | 869 | 4.10 | 2.84% | — | 2.27% |
| 14 | RIDE AND SHINE MOBILE DETAILING | 1 | 200 | 5.00 | — | — | — |
| 15 | SHWASH Mobile Car Detailing Austin | 1 | 375 | 5.00 | 0.29% | — | 0.00% |
| 16 | ALSET Auto | 1 | 112 | 4.90 | — | — | — |
| 17 | North Texas Mobile Auto Detailing | 1 | 11 | 4.50 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Snap Clean Car Wash | 1 | 373 | 4.20 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Clean Freak Car Wash | 1 | 98 | 4.70 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Vibe Car Wash | 1 | 776 | 4.90 | 0.58% | — | 0.00% |
| 21 | Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 1 | 624 | 4.70 | 2.29% | 6.6% | 0.23% |
| 22 | WhiteWater Express Car Wash | 1 | 2,536 | 4.90 | 0.30% | 8.8% | 0.07% |
| 23 | ClearWater Express Wash | 1 | 2,187 | 4.90 | 0.63% | 4.5% | 0.29% |
| 24 | Conoco | 1 | 23 | 3.00 | — | — | — |
What do customers love and complain about at Dallas car washes?
Staff is the strongest signal here (0.88); equipment reliability runs as the sharpest pain (-0.41). Useful as a quick check on which aspects Dallas's consolidated supply does well at vs. poorly.
Where are the 101 car washes in Dallas, 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 Dallas, the chain column is the most useful filter.
| Location | City | Format | Chain | Rating | Reviews | ZIP AGI |
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| Carnation Auto Spa 4915 Lemmon Ave | Dallas, TX | Full Service | Carnation Auto Spa | 4.5 | 3,429 | $244K |
| Shammy's Car Wash (Forest Ln. East) - Dallas, TX 9262 Forest Ln | Dallas, TX | Express Tunnel | — | 4.9 | 3,100 | $65K |
| Take 5 Car Wash 3802 W Illinois Ave | Dallas, TX | Express Tunnel | Take 5 Car Wash | 4.7 | 2,851 | $44K |
| Zips Car Wash 5021 Ross Ave | Dallas, TX | Express Tunnel | Zips Car Wash | 4.3 | 2,574 | $146K |
| WhiteWater Express Car Wash 8017 S Hampton Rd | Dallas, TX | Express Tunnel | WhiteWater Express Car Wash | 4.9 | 2,536 | $34K |
| Feel Great Car Wash - Cockrell Hill 1717 N Cockrell Hill Rd | Dallas, TX | Express Tunnel | Feel Great Car Wash | 4.9 | 2,279 | $44K |
| Shammy's Car Wash (Forest Ln. Central) - Dallas, TX 8040 Forest Ln | Dallas, TX | Express Tunnel | — | 5.0 | 2,256 | $65K |
| Take 5 Car Wash 1932 S Buckner Blvd | Dallas, TX | Express Tunnel | Take 5 Car Wash | 4.7 | 2,221 | $37K |
| ClearWater Express Wash 10001 Garland Rd | Dallas, TX | Express Tunnel | ClearWater Express Wash | 4.9 | 2,187 | $154K |
| Super Star Car Wash - Greenville Ave & Dyer St 4616 Greenville Ave | Dallas, TX | Express Tunnel | Super Star Car Wash | 4.4 | 1,978 | $146K |
Compare Dallas 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, September 26). Dallas, TX car wash market analysis. https://washindex.com/car-wash-cities/dallas-tx
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Car wash inventory for Dallas, TX is sourced from the WashIndex national car-wash place index, filtered to places whose Google-Maps-reported city matches Dallas, 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 24,208 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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