Car Washes in Champaign County, IL
Champaign County, IL has 16 car washes across 4 chains and 10 independents, drawing 2,541 Google reviews with a 2.6% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews detail shop (50% of locations) and is largely independent-run; its washes rate about average at 4.29★. The BLS counts 8 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $27,282 average wage.
Champaign County at a glance
- Car washes
- 16
- 63% independent
- Top operator
- Rainstorm Car Wash
- 2 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.29★
- -0.12 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 2.6%
- 1.7× U.S. norm
- Top format
- detail shop
- 50% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 8
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 206,098
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 83,777
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 12,881
- 6.7× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.6
- 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 Champaign County, IL
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 929 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Champaign County, IL
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Rainstorm Car Wash | 2 | 3.60 |
| Circle K | 2 | 3.90 |
| Smitty's Car Wash | 1 | 4.70 |
| Crew Carwash | 1 | 3.90 |
Car washes in Champaign County, IL
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Smitty’s Car Wash | 4.7 | 652 |
| Rainstorm Car Wash | 3.6 | 415 |
| Rainstorm Car Wash | 3.6 | 335 |
| Marketview Carwash | 4.3 | 273 |
| The Detail Docs Mobile Detailing | 4.9 | 164 |
| VIDA Bottega | 4.8 | 144 |
| Detail Destination Mobile Auto Detailing | 4.9 | 114 |
| Circle K | Car Wash | 3.8 | 97 |
| Ultimate Shine Car Wash | 3.8 | 61 |
| A+ Tinting and Detailing | 4.9 | 60 |
| Crew Carwash | 3.9 | 57 |
| Millers Detailing & Automotive | 4.9 | 51 |
| The Car Pool Car Wash | Rambo's Pet Rinse | 4.7 | 38 |
| Circle K | Car Wash | 4.2 | 31 |
| Felipe's Auto Detailing | 5.0 | 30 |
| Neal's Auto Detailing | 5.0 | 19 |
About Champaign County, IL
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WashIndex. (2026, September 26). Car Washes in Champaign County, IL — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/champaign-county-il
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title = {{Car Washes in Champaign County, IL — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Sep},
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} Per-location car-wash data for Champaign County, IL (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Champaign metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.