Car Washes in Chatham County, GA
Chatham County, GA has 42 car washes across 8 chains and 18 independents, drawing 17,054 Google reviews with a 1.2% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews express tunnel (43% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate well above the national norm at 4.53★. The BLS counts 26 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $27,447 average wage.
Chatham County at a glance
- Car washes
- 42
- 43% independent
- Top operator
- bp
- 6 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.53★
- +0.12 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 1.2%
- 1.3× below norm
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 43% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 26
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 298,143
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 119,241
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 7,099
- 3.7× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 1.5
- above ~1.5 — heavily built · 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 Chatham County, GA
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 6,258 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Chatham County, GA
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| bp | 6 | 3.76 |
| LUV Car Wash | 3 | 4.63 |
| Whistle Express Car Wash | 3 | 4.74 |
| Zips Car Wash | 3 | 4.24 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 3 | 4.67 |
| Auto Shine Car Wash | 3 | 4.03 |
| MOJO Car Wash | 2 | 4.70 |
| Take 5 Car Wash | 1 | 4.20 |
Car washes in Chatham County, GA
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| LUV Car Wash - Abercorn Extention | 4.7 | 2,876 |
| LUV Car Wash - Pooler Pkwy | 4.4 | 2,342 |
| Whistle Express Car Wash | 4.8 | 1,274 |
| LUV Car Wash - Abercorn St. | 4.9 | 1,163 |
| Whistle Express Car Wash | 4.7 | 952 |
| Zips Car Wash | 4.3 | 917 |
| Take 5 Car Wash | 4.2 | 815 |
| Zips Car Wash | 4.2 | 749 |
| Car Wash Express, Inc. | 4.0 | 653 |
| Zips Car Wash | 4.2 | 455 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.7 | 438 |
| MOJO Car Wash | 4.7 | 419 |
| Auto Shine Car Wash | 4.0 | 345 |
| Magic Touch Mobile Detail Savannah | 4.9 | 322 |
| Top Tint & Detailing | 4.6 | 314 |
| MOJO Car Wash | 4.7 | 240 |
| Northern Lights Home & Auto Coatings | 5.0 | 239 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.7 | 232 |
| Carmat premium auto detailing | 5.0 | 225 |
| Auto Shine | 4.2 | 200 |
| Car Spa | 4.8 | 200 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.5 | 136 |
| Deep Clean Car Wash | 4.7 | 131 |
| Elite Auto Mobile Detailing | 4.8 | 126 |
| Marketwash | 3.6 | 121 |
| bp | 3.8 | 112 |
| Auto Shine Car Wash | 3.8 | 108 |
| DDS Car Wash | 4.8 | 93 |
| bp | 4.0 | 80 |
| Cool Sudz Car Wash | 4.8 | 79 |
| bp | 3.6 | 62 |
| Before And After Car Wash | 4.6 | 58 |
| Port City | 4.0 | 54 |
| bp | 3.4 | 40 |
| Smith's Mobile Detailing | 4.9 | 34 |
| MarketWash | 4.0 | 25 |
| Royal Touch Auto Pro | 5.0 | 17 |
| Benjamin's Mobile Detailing | 5.0 | 16 |
| bp | 4.3 | 15 |
| Waterless Sparkle | 5.0 | 14 |
| Losprowash | 5.0 | 13 |
| Amoco | 3.1 | 13 |
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} Per-location car-wash data for Chatham County, GA (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Savannah metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.