Car Washes in Black Hawk County, IA
Black Hawk County, IA has 17 car washes across 5 chains and 9 independents, drawing 3,284 Google reviews with a 2.8% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews express tunnel (29% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate about average at 4.33★. The BLS counts 9 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $22,515 average wage.
Black Hawk County at a glance
- Car washes
- 17
- 53% independent
- Top operator
- Festival Car Wash
- 4 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.33★
- -0.08 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 2.8%
- 1.8× U.S. norm
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 29% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 9
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 130,693
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 53,740
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 7,688
- 4.0× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.9
- in the 0.5–1.0 filling band · classified sites
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW (private, NAICS 811192). Counts employer establishments — a narrower universe than all physical wash locations. “—” = withheld by BLS for disclosure.
Format mix in Black Hawk County, IA
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 1,137 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Black Hawk County, IA
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Festival Car Wash | 4 | 3.58 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 1 | 4.70 |
| Club Car Wash | 1 | 4.30 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 1 | 4.40 |
| bp | 1 | 3.90 |
Car washes in Black Hawk County, IA
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.7 | 948 |
| Club Car Wash | 4.3 | 391 |
| The Wash Bar | 4.7 | 319 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.4 | 293 |
| Vets Truck Wash | 3.7 | 243 |
| Miracle Car Wash | 3.9 | 227 |
| Happy Hippo Car Wash | 3.7 | 222 |
| Freedom Truck and Trailer Wash. | 4.6 | 119 |
| Cedar Valley Auto Detailing (CVAD) | 4.9 | 100 |
| Festival Car Wash | 3.7 | 93 |
| Fresh & Clean Auto Detailing, LLC | 4.9 | 77 |
| All Stop Car Wash | 3.7 | 74 |
| Festival Car Wash | 3.5 | 60 |
| Festival Car Wash | 3.6 | 57 |
| Festival Car Wash | 3.4 | 36 |
| Ratchford Auto Detail | 5.0 | 13 |
| bp | 3.9 | 12 |
About Black Hawk County, IA
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Car Washes in Black Hawk County, IA — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/black-hawk-county-ia
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} Per-location car-wash data for Black Hawk County, IA (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Waterloo metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.