Car Washes in Gallatin County, MT
Gallatin County, MT has 28 car washes across 5 chains and 19 independents, drawing 3,390 Google reviews with a 3.9% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews detail shop (50% of locations) and is largely independent-run; its washes rate about average at 4.38★. The BLS counts 15 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $36,026 average wage.
Gallatin County at a glance
- Car washes
- 28
- 68% independent
- Top operator
- Conoco
- 3 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.38★
- Damage rate
- 3.9%
- 2.5× U.S. norm
- Top format
- detail shop
- 50% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 15
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 122,194
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 50,031
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 4,364
- 2.3× 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 Gallatin County, MT
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 1,192 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Gallatin County, MT
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Conoco | 3 | 3.89 |
| Scrubby's Car Wash | 2 | 4.33 |
| Rocky Mountain Car Wash | 2 | 4.31 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 1 | 4.20 |
| Phillips 66 | 1 | 3.40 |
Car washes in Gallatin County, MT
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.2 | 436 |
| Scrubby's Car Washes | 4.5 | 373 |
| Rapid Clean Car Wash | 4.1 | 280 |
| Scrubby's Car Wash | 4.1 | 273 |
| Rocky Mountain Car Wash | 4.3 | 264 |
| Power Train Plus | 4.8 | 236 |
| Bridger Bubbles Car & Dog Wash | 4.2 | 179 |
| Conoco | 4.0 | 173 |
| Carriage House Car Wash | 4.2 | 165 |
| Swissdetail Inc | 5.0 | 132 |
| Every Detail | 5.0 | 124 |
| Conoco | 3.9 | 110 |
| Shines Autos Meticulously | 4.9 | 108 |
| New Again Detailing | 5.0 | 73 |
| Xcel Wrap and Detail | 5.0 | 55 |
| Supersave Conoco | 3.5 | 51 |
| The Detail Doctor | 5.0 | 50 |
| Three Rivers Car Wash, LLC | 3.6 | 45 |
| Rocky Mountain Car Wash | 4.4 | 43 |
| Freedom Express Truck Wash, Inc. | 4.9 | 37 |
| Firehole Fill Up | 3.4 | 36 |
| New Age Detailing | 4.9 | 35 |
| The Finer Detail MT | 4.4 | 23 |
| Gallatin Platinum Mobile Detailing | 5.0 | 22 |
| One Stop Auto Detailing LLC | 5.0 | 21 |
| Bridger Detail | 4.8 | 20 |
| RB Auto Detailing | 4.8 | 16 |
| Dubs Detail | 5.0 | 10 |
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WashIndex. (2026, September 26). Car Washes in Gallatin County, MT — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/gallatin-county-mt
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"Car Washes in Gallatin County, MT — Market Analysis & Statistics." WashIndex, Sep. 26, 2026, https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/gallatin-county-mt.
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} Per-location car-wash data for Gallatin County, MT (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Bozeman metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.