Car Washes in Lake County, FL
Lake County, FL has 45 car washes across 10 chains and 20 independents, drawing 14,414 Google reviews with a 1.6% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews express tunnel (31% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate about average at 4.43★. The BLS counts 26 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $33,132 average wage.
Lake County at a glance
- Car washes
- 45
- 44% independent
- Top operator
- Circle K
- 10 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.43★
- Damage rate
- 1.6%
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 31% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 26
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 398,696
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 159,474
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 8,860
- 4.6× 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 Lake County, FL
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 4,922 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Lake County, FL
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Circle K | 10 | 3.40 |
| Mister Car Wash | 6 | 4.22 |
| bp | 2 | 4.16 |
| Joe’s Car Wash | 1 | 4.50 |
| Mr. Clean Car Wash | 1 | 4.70 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 1 | 4.70 |
| Sam's Club Gas Station | 1 | 4.50 |
| Sud Stop Car Wash | 1 | 4.80 |
| Big Dan's Car Wash | 1 | 4.80 |
| Links Car Wash | 1 | 4.50 |
Car washes in Lake County, FL
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Joe's Car Wash | 4.5 | 1,855 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.1 | 1,533 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.4 | 1,215 |
| Mr. Clean Car Wash | 4.7 | 928 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.1 | 911 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.7 | 788 |
| Sam's Club Gas Station | 4.5 | 728 |
| Sud Stop Car Wash | 4.8 | 691 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.1 | 653 |
| Big Dan's Car Wash | 4.8 | 605 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.5 | 500 |
| Village Car Wash | 4.3 | 490 |
| Clean As A Whistle Car Wash | 4.3 | 435 |
| Yooper Lube and Wash-Eustis | 5.0 | 398 |
| BP Auto Spa | 4.4 | 319 |
| Total Recon Inc | 4.9 | 272 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.3 | 247 |
| Citrus Valley Car Wash | 4.7 | 207 |
| Links Car Wash | 4.5 | 169 |
| Clermont Auto Spa | 4.5 | 147 |
| bp | 4.3 | 139 |
| Squit the Dirt | 3.4 | 137 |
| bp | 4.0 | 127 |
| Diamond Auto Spa Detailing LLC (Mobile Detailing) | 5.0 | 91 |
| Circle K | 2.5 | 74 |
| Circle K | 3.5 | 73 |
| Obsessed Garage | 4.2 | 66 |
| Barba’s Mobile Detailing | 4.7 | 63 |
| Circle K | Car Wash | 4.0 | 56 |
| Villages Auto Detail | 5.0 | 53 |
| Maverick Detailing LLC | 5.0 | 52 |
| Circle K | 3.3 | 50 |
| Auto Detailing By Fabian | 4.9 | 45 |
| Wash City Tavares | 4.8 | 44 |
| Wells Auto Detail | 4.7 | 31 |
| FloDetail Mobile Detailing | 5.0 | 31 |
| Circle K | Car Wash | 4.1 | 28 |
| Circle K | 3.3 | 25 |
| Circle K | 3.5 | 25 |
| Circle K | Car Wash | 3.6 | 24 |
| Jerry's Custom Detailing | 5.0 | 24 |
| Shinetastic Detailing | 5.0 | 20 |
| Circle K | Car Wash | 4.0 | 18 |
| The Detail Warrior LLC | 5.0 | 16 |
| Circle K | Car Wash | 3.1 | 11 |
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WashIndex. (2026, September 26). Car Washes in Lake County, FL — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/lake-county-fl
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"Car Washes in Lake County, FL — Market Analysis & Statistics." WashIndex, Sep. 26, 2026, https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/lake-county-fl.
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} Per-location car-wash data for Lake County, FL (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Orlando metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.