Car Washes in Lake County, FL
Lake County, FL has 45 car washes across 10 chains and 20 independents, drawing 13,849 Google reviews with a 1.5% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews detail shop (31% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate about average at 4.42★. 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
- 4.42★
- Damage rate
- 1.5%
- Top format
- detail shop
- 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 4,548 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Lake County, FL
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Circle K | 10 | 3.41 |
| Mister Car Wash | 6 | 4.22 |
| bp | 2 | 4.16 |
| Joe’s Car Wash | 1 | 4.40 |
| 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 |
| A1WRAPS TINT & Paint Protection | 1 | 5.00 |
Car washes in Lake County, FL
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Joe's Car Wash | 4.4 | 1,770 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.1 | 1,468 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.4 | 1,197 |
| Mr. Clean Car Wash | 4.7 | 902 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.2 | 892 |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.7 | 752 |
| Sam's Club Gas Station | 4.5 | 722 |
| Sud Stop Car Wash | 4.8 | 680 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.0 | 585 |
| Big Dan's Car Wash | 4.8 | 580 |
| Village Car Wash | 4.3 | 487 |
| Clean As A Whistle Car Wash | 4.4 | 428 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.5 | 407 |
| Yooper Lube and Wash-Eustis | 5.0 | 392 |
| BP Auto Spa | 4.4 | 317 |
| Total Recon Inc | 4.9 | 231 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.2 | 207 |
| Citrus Valley Car Wash | 4.8 | 194 |
| Links Car Wash | 4.5 | 148 |
| Clermont Auto Spa | 4.5 | 148 |
| bp | 4.3 | 140 |
| Squit the Dirt | 3.4 | 137 |
| bp | 4.0 | 126 |
| Diamond Auto Spa Detailing LLC (Mobile Detailing) | 5.0 | 79 |
| Circle K | 2.5 | 73 |
| Obsessed Garage | 4.2 | 64 |
| Circle K | 3.4 | 64 |
| Barba’s Mobile Detailing | 4.7 | 62 |
| Circle K | Car Wash | 4.1 | 55 |
| Maverick Detailing LLC | 5.0 | 52 |
| Villages Auto Detail | 5.0 | 51 |
| Circle K | 3.4 | 45 |
| Auto Detailing By Fabian | 4.9 | 44 |
| Wash City Tavares | 4.8 | 40 |
| Wells Auto Detail | 4.7 | 30 |
| Circle K | Car Wash | 4.1 | 28 |
| Circle K | 3.4 | 25 |
| Circle K | Car Wash | 3.6 | 24 |
| Circle K | 3.3 | 24 |
| FloDetail Mobile Detailing | 5.0 | 22 |
| Jerry's Custom Detailing | 5.0 | 22 |
| Shinetastic Detailing | 5.0 | 20 |
| Circle K | Car Wash | 4.0 | 18 |
| The Detail Warrior LLC | 5.0 | 13 |
| Circle K | Car Wash | 3.1 | 11 |
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year = {2026},
month = {Jun},
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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.