Car Washes in Linn County, IA
Linn County, IA has 22 car washes across 4 chains and 12 independents, drawing 4,268 Google reviews with a 4.8% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews express tunnel (32% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate about average at 4.27★. The BLS counts 23 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $33,590 average wage.
Linn County at a glance
- Car washes
- 22
- 55% independent
- Top operator
- Mister Car Wash
- 4 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.27★
- -0.14 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 4.8%
- 3.1× U.S. norm
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 32% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 23
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 229,463
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 95,051
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 10,430
- 5.4× 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 Linn County, IA
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 888 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Linn County, IA
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mister Car Wash | 4 | 4.24 |
| bp | 3 | 4.28 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 2 | 3.98 |
| Blue Grass Car Wash | 1 | 4.30 |
Car washes in Linn County, IA
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Mister Car Wash | 4.0 | 635 |
| Johnny Boy's Car Wash | 4.4 | 397 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.4 | 376 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 3.7 | 329 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.5 | 302 |
| Wright Wash | 4.2 | 295 |
| Sparkling Image Car Wash | 4.0 | 293 |
| Aces Truck Wash | 4.1 | 289 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.3 | 289 |
| Car Detailing Cedar Rapids | 4.9 | 201 |
| Blue Lagoon Storage and Car Wash | 4.3 | 194 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.3 | 179 |
| bp | 4.3 | 133 |
| Iowa Mobile Detailing | 5.0 | 109 |
| Corridor Automotive Specialist | 4.9 | 88 |
| Amoco | 4.5 | 35 |
| CME Shine | 4.9 | 28 |
| Detailing Experts | 4.9 | 28 |
| Red Line Detailing | 5.0 | 23 |
| bp | 3.8 | 23 |
| Hoosier Creek Wash | 4.0 | 12 |
| Premier Auto Detailing, LLC | 5.0 | 10 |
About Linn County, IA
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Car Washes in Linn County, IA — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/linn-county-ia
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title = {{Car Washes in Linn County, IA — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Jun},
url = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/linn-county-ia},
urldate = {2026-06-09},
} Per-location car-wash data for Linn County, IA (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Cedar Rapids metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.