Car Washes in El Dorado County, CA
El Dorado County, CA has 19 car washes across 7 chains and 7 independents, drawing 5,361 Google reviews with a 1.1% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews express tunnel (42% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate well above the national norm at 4.73★. The BLS counts 9 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $34,375 average wage.
El Dorado County at a glance
- Car washes
- 19
- 37% independent
- Top operator
- Quick Quack Car Wash
- 3 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.73★
- +0.32 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 1.1%
- 1.4× below norm
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 42% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 9
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 192,299
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 75,719
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 10,121
- 5.2× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 1.1
- above ~1.0 — contested · 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 El Dorado County, CA
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 2,765 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in El Dorado County, CA
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 3 | 4.82 |
| SuperClean Xpress Carwash | 2 | 4.95 |
| Splasherville Car Wash & Lube Express | 2 | 4.36 |
| 76 | 2 | 4.07 |
| Sierra Express Car Wash | 1 | 4.50 |
| Shell | 1 | 3.90 |
| Hunter's Mobile Detailing | 1 | 5.00 |
Car washes in El Dorado County, CA
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| SuperClean Xpress Carwash | 5.0 | 1,053 |
| Super Clean Carwash | 4.9 | 1,007 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.8 | 610 |
| Sierra Express Car Wash | 4.5 | 432 |
| Suds Car Wash & Detail | 4.2 | 388 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.8 | 383 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.9 | 303 |
| Splasherville Car Wash & Lube Express | 4.4 | 269 |
| 76 | 4.1 | 192 |
| Cameron Park Car Wash | 4.5 | 140 |
| Elements Detail | 5.0 | 140 |
| South Side Auto Body | 4.8 | 118 |
| Bell’s Mobile Detailing | 5.0 | 76 |
| 76 | 4.0 | 75 |
| T's Mobile Detailing LLC | 5.0 | 73 |
| Shell | 3.9 | 38 |
| Hunter's Auto Detailing El Dorado Hills | Professional Car Detailing Services | 5.0 | 24 |
| Lopez Auto Detail | 4.2 | 23 |
| Splasherville Car Wash and Lube Express | 3.7 | 17 |
About El Dorado County, CA
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WashIndex. (2026, September 26). Car Washes in El Dorado County, CA — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/el-dorado-county-ca
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} Per-location car-wash data for El Dorado County, CA (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Sacramento metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.