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Car Washes in Honolulu County, HI
Honolulu County, HI has 64 car washes across 6 chains and 53 independents, drawing 6,091 Google reviews with a 1.2% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews detail shop (78% of locations) and is largely independent-run; its washes rate well above the national norm at 4.57★. The BLS counts 44 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $37,890 average wage.
Honolulu County at a glance
- Car washes
- 64
- 83% independent
- Top operator
- CarWash808 Express
- 2 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.57★
- +0.16 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 1.2%
- 1.3× below norm
- Top format
- detail shop
- 78% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 44
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 1,003,666
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 337,061
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 15,682
- 8.1× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.1
- below the ~0.5 expandable band · classified sites
Official footprint · BLS QCEW 2024
44
Employer establishments
310
Industry jobs
$37,890
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 Honolulu County, HI
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 2,490 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Price & value
+0.37
Speed & wait
+0.59
Wash quality
+0.86
Customer service
+0.85
Equipment reliability
-0.66
Facilities
+0.54
Membership value
+0.71
Top operators in Honolulu County, HI
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| CarWash808 Express | 2 | 4.45 |
| Street Shine LLC | 2 | 4.46 |
| 76 | 2 | 3.56 |
| Thirsty Cars | 2 | 4.28 |
| Shell | 2 | 3.77 |
| Pristine Car Detailing | 1 | 4.90 |
Car washes in Honolulu County, HI
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| CarWash808 Express in Waipio | 4.4 | 747 |
| CarWash808 Express | 4.5 | 639 |
| Yajima Service Station | 4.1 | 269 |
| On time Detail shop | 4.8 | 255 |
| Like New Car Detailing | 4.9 | 241 |
| Shea's Luxury Detail | 4.9 | 230 |
| Gold Touch Car Wash | 4.5 | 209 |
| RC Mobile Detailing Hawaii | 5.0 | 207 |
| That 1 Detailer | Ceramic Coating Oahu | 5.0 | 176 |
| Kapi`olani Drive-Thru Car Wash | 1.7 | 138 |
| The Detailer Guys | 5.0 | 134 |
| Zeo's Detailing, LLC | 5.0 | 129 |
| Aloha Island Mart | 4.3 | 125 |
| Paradise Auto Detail Car Detailing Honolulu | 4.9 | 117 |
| Young Suds Detail | 5.0 | 111 |
| MOKU DETAILING, LLC | 5.0 | 111 |
| Infinite Auto Services LLC | 5.0 | 111 |
| Love's Auto Detail | 4.9 | 98 |
| Clean AF Mobile Detailing Honolulu | 5.0 | 96 |
| 808 Auto Detail | 4.9 | 95 |
| Pristine Car Detailing | 4.9 | 77 |
| JT's Auto Detailing | 4.6 | 75 |
| Street Shine Hawaii | 4.5 | 74 |
| Foamatic Auto Care & touchless car wash | 4.1 | 73 |
| Heaven Sent Mobile Auto Detailing LLC - Oahu Hawaii | 4.9 | 71 |
| Spotless 360 Detailing | 5.0 | 65 |
| 76 | 3.6 | 65 |
| Salty Suds Auto Detailing | 5.0 | 65 |
| Aloha Gas | 4.0 | 64 |
| Thirsty Cars | 4.3 | 64 |
| Brown's Mobile Detailing | 4.9 | 57 |
| Capone's Ultimate Detail/Autobody, Inc | 4.2 | 57 |
| Kuruma Detailing Studio | 5.0 | 53 |
| Street Shine LLC | 4.4 | 52 |
| Mobile Audio Concepts Window Tinting and Auto Detailing | 4.4 | 49 |
| Kraus Mobile Detailing | 5.0 | 49 |
| Custom Auto Accessories | 5.0 | 48 |
| Texaco Car Wash | 3.1 | 48 |
| 76 | 3.5 | 48 |
| Honolulu Exotics Auto Detailing Spa | 4.6 | 48 |
| Oahu Detailing | 4.9 | 46 |
| Clean Max Auto Detailing | 4.9 | 45 |
| Perfect Ceramic Shine | 4.8 | 42 |
| Mobile Car Detailing Honolulu | TurnUp Hawaii® | 5.0 | 42 |
| Detail BLVD | 4.8 | 40 |
| Oahu Mobile Car Detailing | 5.0 | 35 |
| M D Tint & Detail | 4.8 | 35 |
| Killer Queen Detailing | 4.5 | 30 |
| Off Hawaii Detailing | 5.0 | 29 |
| Beyond Limits | 4.7 | 29 |
| Shell | 3.9 | 28 |
| Detailing For Perfection | 5.0 | 27 |
| Auto Perfection LLC | 4.2 | 27 |
| Tech Century LLC | 5.0 | 24 |
| Shell | 3.6 | 22 |
| Leimui Auto Detailing | 5.0 | 22 |
| Thirsty Cars | 4.2 | 21 |
| Gloss Doctors | 4.8 | 20 |
| Premium Auto Salon Hawaii | 5.0 | 19 |
| Car Professional Detailing (Hicarpro) | 5.0 | 18 |
Showing the 60 most-reviewed of 64 car washes in Honolulu County, HI.
Frequently Asked Questions
About Honolulu County, HI
How many car washes are in Honolulu County, HI?
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WashIndex tracks 64 car washes in Honolulu County, HI — 6 chain operators and 53 independents. The BLS separately counts 44 car-wash employer establishments (businesses with payroll) in the county.
What is the most common type of car wash in Honolulu County, HI?
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Detail Shop is the most common format in Honolulu County, HI, with 50 of 64 locations.
How much do car wash workers make in Honolulu County, HI?
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Car-wash employees in Honolulu County earn about $37,890 per year on average (BLS QCEW, 2024), across roughly 310 jobs.
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BibTeX
@misc{washindex_car_wash_counties_honolulu_county_hi_2026,
title = {{Car Washes in Honolulu County, HI — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Sep},
url = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/honolulu-county-hi},
urldate = {2026-09-26},
} Per-location car-wash data for Honolulu County, HI (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Urban Honolulu metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.