Car Washes in Lincoln County, NC
Lincoln County, NC has 14 car washes across 3 chains and 10 independents, drawing 1,972 Google reviews with a 1.0% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews detail shop (64% of locations) and is largely independent-run; its washes rate about average at 4.27★. The BLS counts 10 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $16,102 average wage.
Lincoln County at a glance
- Car washes
- 14
- 71% independent
- Top operator
- Autobell Car Wash
- 2 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.27★
- -0.14 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 1.0%
- 1.6× below norm
- Top format
- detail shop
- 64% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 10
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 90,359
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 35,681
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 6,454
- 3.3× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.3
- below the ~0.5 expandable 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 Lincoln County, NC
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 610 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Lincoln County, NC
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Autobell Car Wash | 2 | 3.84 |
| Sam's Xpress Car Wash | 1 | 4.40 |
| bp | 1 | 4.40 |
Car washes in Lincoln County, NC
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Autobell Car Wash | 3.8 | 470 |
| Sam's Xpress Car Wash | 4.4 | 441 |
| Autobell Car Wash | 3.9 | 334 |
| Matthew's Car Wash | 4.8 | 193 |
| My Mobile Detailer | 5.0 | 158 |
| Yabba Dabba Car Wash | 3.0 | 89 |
| Jackfrost Detailing & Tinting | 5.0 | 58 |
| Lock Down Detailing | 4.9 | 52 |
| N-V-US DETAILING | 4.6 | 51 |
| Automotive Aesthetics | 5.0 | 37 |
| Prime Shine | 5.0 | 34 |
| 704 Auto Detail | Detailing, Paint Correction and Ceramic Coatings | 5.0 | 26 |
| bp | 4.4 | 18 |
| Clay D's Detail | 5.0 | 11 |
About Lincoln County, NC
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Car Washes in Lincoln County, NC — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/lincoln-county-nc
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title = {{Car Washes in Lincoln County, NC — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Jun},
url = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/lincoln-county-nc},
urldate = {2026-06-09},
} Per-location car-wash data for Lincoln County, NC (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Charlotte metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.