Car Washes in Dubuque County, IA
Dubuque County, IA has 13 car washes across 5 chains and 3 independents, drawing 1,929 Google reviews with a 2.4% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews express tunnel (31% of locations) and is chain-consolidated; its washes rate about average at 4.33★. The BLS counts 8 car-wash employer establishments in the county.
Dubuque County at a glance
- Car washes
- 13
- 23% independent
- Top operator
- bp
- 4 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.33★
- -0.08 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 2.4%
- 1.5× U.S. norm
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 31% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 8
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 98,948
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 40,585
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 7,611
- 3.9× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 1.0
- 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 Dubuque County, IA
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 593 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Dubuque County, IA
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| bp | 4 | 4.15 |
| Miracle Car Wash | 2 | 4.27 |
| Club Car Wash | 2 | 4.60 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 1 | 4.80 |
| Pro-Clean Car Wash Express | 1 | 3.60 |
Car washes in Dubuque County, IA
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.8 | 615 |
| Pro-Clean Car Wash & Detailing | 3.6 | 392 |
| Miracle Car Wash | 4.3 | 387 |
| VIP Auto Detailing Spa | 5.0 | 132 |
| Power Wash of Dubuque | 3.8 | 89 |
| Club Car Wash | 4.5 | 63 |
| Club Car Wash | 4.7 | 60 |
| bp | 4.2 | 54 |
| Miracle Car Wash | 4.0 | 50 |
| bp | 4.2 | 34 |
| Power Wash of Dubuque | 3.5 | 23 |
| bp | 3.9 | 15 |
| bp | 4.1 | 15 |
About Dubuque County, IA
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WashIndex. (2026, September 26). Car Washes in Dubuque County, IA — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/dubuque-county-ia
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title = {{Car Washes in Dubuque County, IA — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Sep},
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} Per-location car-wash data for Dubuque County, IA (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Dubuque metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.