Car Washes in DeSoto County, MS
DeSoto County, MS has 19 car washes across 10 chains and 2 independents, drawing 7,476 Google reviews with a 1.5% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews express tunnel (63% of locations) and is chain-consolidated; its washes rate well above the national norm at 4.56★. The BLS counts 11 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $20,585 average wage.
DeSoto County at a glance
- Car washes
- 19
- 11% independent
- Top operator
- Take 5 Car Wash
- 3 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.56★
- +0.16 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 1.5%
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 63% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 11
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 188,598
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 69,327
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 9,926
- 5.1× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 1.7
- 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 DeSoto County, MS
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 2,592 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in DeSoto County, MS
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Take 5 Car Wash | 3 | 4.53 |
| Century Express Carwash | 3 | 4.65 |
| bp | 3 | 3.84 |
| Glide Xpress Car Wash | 2 | 4.74 |
| Zips Car Wash | 1 | 4.10 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 1 | 4.70 |
| Shine Time Super Wash | 1 | 4.30 |
| Showroom Mobile Car Detailing | 1 | 5.00 |
| Club Car Wash | 1 | 4.40 |
| Car Genie Mobile Detail | 1 | 3.10 |
Car washes in DeSoto County, MS
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Take 5 Car Wash | 4.6 | 1,481 |
| Take 5 Car Wash | 4.4 | 1,200 |
| Glide Xpress Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,046 |
| Take 5 Car Wash | 4.6 | 869 |
| Glide Xpress Car Wash | 4.8 | 810 |
| Zips Car Wash | 4.1 | 618 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.7 | 379 |
| Century Express Carwash - Horn Lake | 4.6 | 264 |
| Century Express Carwash - Southaven | 4.7 | 240 |
| Shine Time Super Wash | 4.3 | 176 |
| Showroom Car Detailing & Ceramic Coatings | 5.0 | 142 |
| Club Car Wash | 4.4 | 98 |
| Ceramic Pro Desoto | 4.9 | 68 |
| bp | 3.5 | 18 |
| Century Express Carwash | 4.7 | 16 |
| bp | 4.4 | 16 |
| Elevated Detail | 4.9 | 12 |
| bp | 3.6 | 12 |
| Car Genie Mobile Car Wash and Detail | 3.1 | 11 |
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Car Washes in DeSoto County, MS — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/desoto-county-ms
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} Per-location car-wash data for DeSoto County, MS (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Memphis metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.