Car Washes in Lackawanna County, PA
Lackawanna County, PA has 28 car washes across 6 chains and 14 independents, drawing 4,862 Google reviews with a 3.0% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews express tunnel (29% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate about average at 4.27★. The BLS counts 8 car-wash employer establishments in the county.
Lackawanna County at a glance
- Car washes
- 28
- 50% independent
- Top operator
- Sheetz
- 7 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.27★
- -0.14 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 3.0%
- 1.9× U.S. norm
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 29% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 8
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 215,834
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 88,266
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 7,708
- 4.0× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.9
- 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 Lackawanna County, PA
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 1,748 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Lackawanna County, PA
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Sheetz | 7 | 3.56 |
| LUV Car Wash | 2 | 4.69 |
| G & S Car Wash | 2 | 4.53 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 1 | 4.40 |
| Summit Auto Spa | 1 | 4.30 |
| Taylor Line Car Wash | 1 | 3.00 |
Car washes in Lackawanna County, PA
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| LUV Car Wash | 4.6 | 812 |
| LUV Car Wash | 4.8 | 635 |
| G & S Car Wash | 4.6 | 316 |
| Wizard Car Wash | 4.6 | 315 |
| Sheetz | 2.8 | 252 |
| Sheetz | 3.8 | 227 |
| Taylor Ultra Storage, Carwash And Laundromat | 4.4 | 206 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.4 | 201 |
| Sheetz | 4.0 | 193 |
| Sheetz Car Wash | 4.0 | 176 |
| Summit Auto Spa | 4.3 | 164 |
| G & S Car Wash | 4.4 | 159 |
| Sheetz | 3.4 | 158 |
| Sheetz | 3.8 | 133 |
| Kwik N Ezy Car Wash - Peckville | 4.6 | 132 |
| Ziebart | 4.3 | 128 |
| Ultimate Car Wash | 3.7 | 122 |
| Scranton Car Wash | 4.0 | 114 |
| Sheetz | 3.3 | 105 |
| 502 Car Wash | 4.2 | 71 |
| Classic Car Wash | 4.5 | 57 |
| Taylor Line Car Wash | 3.0 | 49 |
| Posh Ceramic Coatings and Detailing | 5.0 | 43 |
| Deluxe Detail & Ceramic Coatings LLC | 5.0 | 29 |
| Detail X LLC | 5.0 | 21 |
| O's Coating and Car Care LLC | 4.5 | 17 |
| Steamit Car Wash | 4.1 | 15 |
| Polished Perfections Detailing | 5.0 | 12 |
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} Per-location car-wash data for Lackawanna County, PA (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Scranton metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.