Car Washes in Forsyth County, NC
Forsyth County, NC has 42 car washes across 8 chains and 19 independents, drawing 11,590 Google reviews with a 2.2% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews detail shop (33% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate well above the national norm at 4.55★. The BLS counts 25 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $26,081 average wage.
Forsyth County at a glance
- Car washes
- 42
- 45% independent
- Top operator
- bp
- 13 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.55★
- +0.13 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 2.2%
- 1.4× U.S. norm
- Top format
- detail shop
- 33% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 25
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 386,740
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 155,743
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 9,208
- 4.8× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.8
- 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 Forsyth County, NC
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 3,456 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Forsyth County, NC
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| bp | 13 | 3.90 |
| ModWash | 2 | 4.87 |
| Whistle Express Car Wash | 2 | 4.58 |
| Flow Luxury Paint and Body | 2 | 4.02 |
| Zips Car Wash | 1 | 4.40 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 1 | 4.30 |
| Sam's Xpress Car Wash | 1 | 4.40 |
| Sud Stop Car Wash | 1 | 4.80 |
Car washes in Forsyth County, NC
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| ModWash | 4.9 | 2,143 |
| Whistle Express Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,464 |
| Zips Car Wash | 4.4 | 1,036 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.3 | 757 |
| ModWash | 4.8 | 757 |
| Marco's Car Wash & Lube | 4.3 | 655 |
| Sam's Xpress Car Wash | 4.4 | 588 |
| Sud Stop Car Wash | 4.8 | 479 |
| Whistle Express Car Wash | 4.2 | 444 |
| Havoline Xpress | 4.3 | 384 |
| 66 Car Wash | 4.4 | 345 |
| Shine Time Express Car Wash | 4.9 | 288 |
| Classic Touch Express Car Wash | 4.5 | 243 |
| Hometown Car Wash & Detailing | 4.2 | 154 |
| Flow Paint and Body Center | 3.8 | 154 |
| Street Legends Detailing | 5.0 | 138 |
| bp | 3.9 | 138 |
| bp | 3.9 | 125 |
| bp | 4.0 | 120 |
| Johnny Wooten Car Care Products | 4.9 | 118 |
| bp | 3.9 | 114 |
| Flow Luxury Paint and Body | 4.4 | 91 |
| Scales Auto Detailing, LLC | 5.0 | 81 |
| bp | 3.9 | 81 |
| Lightning McClean Carwash | 4.0 | 77 |
| Clean Cars Inc | 5.0 | 63 |
| Forsyth Auto Care | 4.5 | 59 |
| bp | 4.3 | 58 |
| Drive by Detail | 5.0 | 52 |
| Dash Mobile Detailing | 4.9 | 47 |
| bp | 3.9 | 45 |
| Max Shine Detailing | 5.0 | 40 |
| River Ridge Motorsports, Inc. | 4.9 | 38 |
| bp | 3.1 | 38 |
| bp | 4.2 | 36 |
| bp | 4.2 | 28 |
| bp | 3.1 | 26 |
| bp | 4.2 | 22 |
| Best Stop Hand Carwash & Auto Service | 4.6 | 20 |
| Quartermaster Auto Detailing & Ceramic Coating | 4.9 | 18 |
| American Auto Detailing | 5.0 | 13 |
| bp | 3.3 | 13 |
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WashIndex. (2026, September 26). Car Washes in Forsyth County, NC — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/forsyth-county-nc
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} Per-location car-wash data for Forsyth County, NC (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Winston metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.