Car Washes in Kankakee County, IL
Kankakee County, IL has 22 car washes across 5 chains and 7 independents, drawing 1,564 Google reviews with a 2.2% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews in-bay automatic (50% of locations) and is chain-consolidated; its washes rate below the national norm at 4.10★. The BLS counts 6 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $52,587 average wage.
Kankakee County at a glance
- Car washes
- 22
- 32% independent
- Top operator
- Circle K
- 6 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.10★
- -0.31 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 2.2%
- 1.4× U.S. norm
- Top format
- in-bay automatic
- 50% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 6
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 106,833
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 40,895
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 4,856
- 2.5× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.7
- 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 Kankakee County, IL
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 314 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Kankakee County, IL
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Circle K | 6 | 3.13 |
| bp | 5 | 3.96 |
| Super Wash | 2 | 4.29 |
| Rainstorm Car Wash | 1 | 4.00 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 1 | 4.40 |
Car washes in Kankakee County, IL
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Big Express Wash & Lube | 4.2 | 390 |
| Rainstorm Car Wash | 4.0 | 272 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.4 | 126 |
| Super Wash | 4.2 | 111 |
| bp | 3.8 | 101 |
| Platinum Auto Spa | 4.3 | 85 |
| bp | 3.9 | 71 |
| Frank's Dent Repair | 4.9 | 48 |
| Super Wash | 4.5 | 47 |
| Porters Detailing & Ceramic Coatings | 5.0 | 44 |
| Circle K | 2.9 | 36 |
| bp | 4.0 | 28 |
| Circle K | Gas Station | 3.3 | 28 |
| Circle K | Gas Station | 2.8 | 26 |
| Circle K | 3.0 | 24 |
| bp | 4.5 | 23 |
| Circle K | 3.4 | 22 |
| KC's Custom Detailing | 4.4 | 21 |
| bp | 4.4 | 18 |
| Circle K | 3.7 | 17 |
| Ziebart | 3.8 | 14 |
| Daddy Details | 4.7 | 12 |
About Kankakee County, IL
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Car Washes in Kankakee County, IL — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/kankakee-county-il
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title = {{Car Washes in Kankakee County, IL — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Jun},
url = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/kankakee-county-il},
urldate = {2026-06-09},
} Per-location car-wash data for Kankakee County, IL (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Kankakee metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.