Car Washes in Blount County, TN
Blount County, TN has 11 car washes across 6 chains and 3 independents, drawing 7,487 Google reviews with a 1.4% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews express tunnel (64% of locations) and is chain-consolidated; its washes rate well above the national norm at 4.58★. The BLS counts 8 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $41,366 average wage.
Blount County at a glance
- Car washes
- 11
- 27% independent
- Top operator
- PureMagic Car Wash
- 2 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.58★
- +0.17 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 1.4%
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 64% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 8
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 137,747
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 54,449
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 12,522
- 6.5× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 1.3
- above ~1.0 — contested · 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 Blount County, TN
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 2,421 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Blount County, TN
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| PureMagic Car Wash | 2 | 4.62 |
| Zips Car Wash | 2 | 4.35 |
| Harper Auto Wash Express | 1 | 4.80 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 1 | 4.70 |
| Wash N Roll Car Wash | 1 | 2.90 |
| bp | 1 | 3.70 |
Car washes in Blount County, TN
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| PureMagic Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,691 |
| PureMagic Car Wash | 4.5 | 1,246 |
| Zips Car Wash | 4.3 | 1,066 |
| Zips Car Wash | 4.4 | 1,001 |
| Harper Auto Wash - Alcoa | 4.8 | 924 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.7 | 563 |
| Splash Patrol Car Wash | 4.9 | 394 |
| Mountain Valley Enterprises | 4.9 | 275 |
| Finishing Touch Detailing and Paint Correction | 4.8 | 235 |
| Wash N Roll Car Wash | 2.9 | 65 |
| bp | 3.7 | 27 |
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Car Washes in Blount County, TN — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/blount-county-tn
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author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
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} Per-location car-wash data for Blount County, TN (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Knoxville metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.