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Car Washes in Hennepin County, MN
Hennepin County, MN has 118 car washes across 16 chains and 47 independents, drawing 25,878 Google reviews with a 3.1% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews detail shop (36% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate below the national norm at 4.19★. The BLS counts 51 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $36,803 average wage.
Hennepin County at a glance
- Car washes
- 118
- 40% independent
- Top operator
- bp
- 25 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.19★
- -0.22 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 3.1%
- 2.0× U.S. norm
- Top format
- in-bay automatic
- 36% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 51
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 1,268,903
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 534,573
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 10,753
- 5.6× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.3
- below the ~0.5 expandable band · classified sites
Official footprint · BLS QCEW 2024
51
Employer establishments
590
Industry jobs
$36,803
Avg annual wage
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 Hennepin County, MN
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 6,177 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Price & value
+0.10
Speed & wait
+0.50
Wash quality
+0.56
Customer service
+0.67
Equipment reliability
-0.69
Facilities
+0.46
Membership value
-0.04
Top operators in Hennepin County, MN
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| bp | 25 | 3.59 |
| Mister Car Wash | 9 | 4.03 |
| Circle K | 8 | 3.78 |
| Holiday Stationstores | 4 | 3.55 |
| Paradise Full Service Car Wash & Detail Center | 3 | 3.74 |
| Wash Me Self-Serve Car Wash | 3 | 3.83 |
| Crew Carwash | 3 | 4.15 |
| WaterWerks Car Wash | 2 | 4.27 |
| Bobby & Steve's Auto World | 2 | 4.26 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 2 | 4.43 |
| Platinum Car Detailing Richfield - by appt only | 2 | 5.00 |
| HarmonyDetails Car Detailing Edina | 2 | 4.70 |
| Sunshine Carwash | 2 | 3.29 |
| Shell | 2 | 4.10 |
| Cielo Car Wash | 1 | 4.20 |
| Clean Freak Car Wash | 1 | 4.40 |
Car washes in Hennepin County, MN
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| WaterWerks Car Wash | 4.3 | 1,337 |
| Bobby & Steve's Auto World | 4.3 | 1,290 |
| Steve's Auto World of Maple Grove | 4.5 | 1,149 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.5 | 1,079 |
| Bobby & Steve's Auto World - Eden Prairie | 4.2 | 957 |
| Mister Car Wash | 3.8 | 917 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.4 | 903 |
| Mister Car Wash | 3.8 | 796 |
| Paradise Flex Service Car Wash & Detailing Center | 3.7 | 752 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.2 | 749 |
| Mister Car Wash | 3.9 | 738 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.1 | 616 |
| Paradise Express Car Wash & Detail Center | 3.6 | 559 |
| Dan's Nicollet Car Wash | 3.9 | 537 |
| WaterWerks Car Wash | 4.2 | 535 |
| Cloud 9 Car Wash & Detail Center - Premium Auto Detailing - Ceramic Coating - Paint Correction - Minnesota | 4.2 | 523 |
| Park and Lake Car Wash | 3.6 | 463 |
| Wash Me Self-Serve Car Wash | 3.7 | 448 |
| Cielo Car Wash | 4.2 | 447 |
| Crystal Collision Center and Carwash | 4.3 | 434 |
| Wash Me Self-Serve Car Wash | 4.0 | 422 |
| Paradise Flex Service Car Wash & Detail Center | 4.0 | 396 |
| Crew Carwash | 4.3 | 396 |
| Wash Me Self-Serve Car Wash | 3.8 | 393 |
| Ziebart | 4.7 | 392 |
| Inline Detailing and Autostyling | 5.0 | 373 |
| P&L Automotive | 4.2 | 363 |
| Pristine Detail | 4.7 | 359 |
| Bravo Protection Products | 4.9 | 345 |
| Koehler Car Wash | 3.9 | 274 |
| Jiffy Car Wash | 3.8 | 244 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.1 | 238 |
| bp | 3.6 | 230 |
| Platinum Car Detailing Richfield - by appt only | 5.0 | 215 |
| O'Ryan's Holiday | 4.4 | 206 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.2 | 185 |
| Ziebart | 4.3 | 170 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.0 | 162 |
| HarmonyDetails Car Detailing Minneapolis | 4.7 | 162 |
| O.C.Detail | 4.9 | 156 |
| Maple Grove BP | 4.4 | 154 |
| Sincere Detailling Pros | 4.7 | 149 |
| Crew Carwash | 3.8 | 149 |
| Minneapolis Detail Company Ltd. | 5.0 | 136 |
| Sunshine Carwash | 3.1 | 133 |
| Davila's Mobile Auto Detailing | 4.7 | 132 |
| The Josh Wash | 5.0 | 131 |
| Yedi Detailing | 5.0 | 130 |
| North Star Auto Detailing | 5.0 | 126 |
| Mister Car Wash | 3.7 | 125 |
| Dent Werks PDR | 4.9 | 120 |
| Crew Carwash | 4.1 | 120 |
| bp | 4.3 | 102 |
| bp | 3.6 | 97 |
| Wayzata Bay Car Wash | 4.8 | 96 |
| S.C. Detailing | 5.0 | 92 |
| J&G Detailing LLC | 5.0 | 91 |
| Platinum Car Detailing St. Louis Park - by appt only | 5.0 | 85 |
| Sipe Bros-Marathon | 4.5 | 82 |
| Tonka Bay Car Wash | 2.9 | 78 |
Showing the 60 most-reviewed of 118 car washes in Hennepin County, MN.
Frequently Asked Questions
About Hennepin County, MN
How many car washes are in Hennepin County, MN?
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WashIndex tracks 118 car washes in Hennepin County, MN — 16 chain operators and 47 independents. The BLS separately counts 51 car-wash employer establishments (businesses with payroll) in the county.
What is the most common type of car wash in Hennepin County, MN?
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Detail Shop is the most common format in Hennepin County, MN, with 42 of 118 locations.
How much do car wash workers make in Hennepin County, MN?
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Car-wash employees in Hennepin County earn about $36,803 per year on average (BLS QCEW, 2024), across roughly 590 jobs.
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BibTeX
@misc{washindex_car_wash_counties_hennepin_county_mn_2026,
title = {{Car Washes in Hennepin County, MN — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Jun},
url = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/hennepin-county-mn},
urldate = {2026-06-09},
} Per-location car-wash data for Hennepin County, MN (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Minneapolis metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.