Car Washes in Chatham County, GA
Chatham County, GA has 42 car washes across 8 chains and 18 independents, drawing 17,274 Google reviews with a 1.3% 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 4.54★. 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
- 4.54★
- +0.13 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 1.3%
- 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 6,546 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Chatham County, GA
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| bp | 6 | 3.78 |
| LUV Car Wash | 3 | 4.62 |
| Whistle Express Car Wash | 3 | 4.74 |
| Zips Car Wash | 3 | 4.29 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 3 | 4.67 |
| Auto Shine Car Wash | 3 | 4.03 |
| MOJO Car Wash | 2 | 4.76 |
| Take 5 Car Wash | 1 | 4.20 |
Car washes in Chatham County, GA
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| LUV Car Wash - Abercorn Extention | 4.7 | 2,947 |
| LUV Car Wash - Pooler Pkwy | 4.4 | 2,412 |
| Whistle Express Car Wash | 4.8 | 1,300 |
| LUV Car Wash - Abercorn St. | 4.9 | 1,164 |
| Whistle Express Car Wash | 4.7 | 991 |
| Zips Car Wash | 4.4 | 925 |
| Take 5 Car Wash | 4.2 | 823 |
| Zips Car Wash | 4.2 | 766 |
| Car Wash Express, Inc. | 4.0 | 660 |
| MOJO Car Wash | 4.8 | 516 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.7 | 472 |
| Zips Car Wash | 4.2 | 457 |
| Auto Shine Car Wash | 4.0 | 351 |
| Magic Touch Mobile Detail Savannah | 4.9 | 351 |
| Top Tint & Detailing | 4.6 | 314 |
| MOJO Car Wash | 4.7 | 306 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.7 | 252 |
| Northern Lights Home & Auto Coatings | 5.0 | 250 |
| Carmat premium auto detailing | 5.0 | 228 |
| Auto Shine | 4.2 | 203 |
| Car Spa | 4.8 | 201 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.5 | 138 |
| Elite Auto Mobile Detailing | 4.7 | 134 |
| Deep Clean Car Wash | 4.7 | 134 |
| Marketwash | 3.6 | 122 |
| bp | 3.8 | 117 |
| Auto Shine Car Wash | 3.8 | 109 |
| DDS Car Wash | 4.8 | 95 |
| Cool Sudz Car Wash | 4.8 | 85 |
| bp | 4.0 | 80 |
| bp | 3.7 | 63 |
| Before And After Car Wash | 4.6 | 58 |
| Port City | 4.0 | 56 |
| bp | 3.4 | 40 |
| Smith's Mobile Detailing | 4.9 | 34 |
| MarketWash | 4.0 | 25 |
| Benjamin's Mobile Detailing | 5.0 | 19 |
| Royal Touch Auto Pro | 5.0 | 18 |
| bp | 4.3 | 16 |
| Losprowash | 5.0 | 15 |
| Waterless Sparkle | 5.0 | 14 |
| Amoco | 3.1 | 13 |
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WashIndex. (2026, September 26). Car Washes in Chatham County, GA — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/chatham-county-ga
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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.