Car Washes in Calcasieu County, LA
Calcasieu County, LA has 15 car washes across 3 chains and 5 independents, drawing 2,600 Google reviews with a 3.6% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews express tunnel (67% of locations) and is chain-consolidated; its washes rate about average at 4.23★. The BLS counts 10 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $31,799 average wage.
Calcasieu County at a glance
- Car washes
- 15
- 33% independent
- Top operator
- Mike's Express Car Wash
- 5 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.23★
- -0.18 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 3.6%
- 2.3× U.S. norm
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 67% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 10
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 208,668
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 76,995
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 13,911
- 7.2× 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 Calcasieu County, LA
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 448 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Calcasieu County, LA
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mike's Express Car Wash | 5 | 4.40 |
| Don's Car Wash | 4 | 4.08 |
| Mid City Car Wash | 1 | 3.90 |
Car washes in Calcasieu County, LA
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Don's Car Wash | 4.3 | 741 |
| Don's Car Wash | 3.6 | 397 |
| Mike's Express Car Wash | 4.3 | 293 |
| Mid City Car Wash | 3.9 | 262 |
| Mike's Express Car Wash | 4.9 | 167 |
| Mike's Express Car Wash | 4.1 | 166 |
| Sleek Geek Ceramic Coating, Tint, & Restoration Detail | 5.0 | 140 |
| Navarre Quick Lube and Car Wash | 4.5 | 134 |
| Don's Car Wash | 4.4 | 116 |
| Don's Spray & Shine | 3.9 | 55 |
| Mr T's Miracle Hand Car Wash | 4.5 | 46 |
| It's All About the Detail's | 4.7 | 32 |
| Mike's Express Car Wash | 4.1 | 24 |
| Mike's Express Car Wash | 4.5 | 17 |
| Foamify Auto Detailing | 5.0 | 10 |
About Calcasieu County, LA
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Car Washes in Calcasieu County, LA — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/calcasieu-county-la
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title = {{Car Washes in Calcasieu County, LA — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Jun},
url = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/calcasieu-county-la},
urldate = {2026-06-09},
} Per-location car-wash data for Calcasieu County, LA (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Lake Charles metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.