Car Washes in New York County, NY
New York County, NY has 14 car washes across 2 chains and 8 independents, drawing 2,198 Google reviews with a 3.0% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews in-bay automatic (43% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate below the national norm at 3.99★. The BLS counts 12 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $34,981 average wage.
New York County at a glance
- Car washes
- 14
- 57% independent
- Top operator
- bp
- 5 locations
- Avg rating
- 3.99★
- -0.42 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 3.0%
- 1.9× U.S. norm
- Top format
- in-bay automatic
- 43% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 12
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 1,627,788
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 775,376
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 116,271
- 60.1× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.0
- 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 New York County, NY
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 363 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in New York County, NY
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| bp | 5 | 3.84 |
| Shell | 1 | 3.90 |
Car washes in New York County, NY
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Broadway Bridge Wash & Lube | 4.0 | 861 |
| Alpha Car Wash & Detailing | 3.8 | 460 |
| bp | 3.9 | 254 |
| AutoCraft NYC | 4.8 | 128 |
| bp | 4.0 | 121 |
| Shell | 3.9 | 120 |
| bp | 3.8 | 44 |
| Abon Mobile Detailing | 4.9 | 42 |
| bp | 3.8 | 40 |
| bp | 3.0 | 37 |
| Vapor Auto Detailing | 5.0 | 34 |
| JFG Mobile Auto Spa | 5.0 | 27 |
| High Line Car Wash | 2.1 | 19 |
| Empire Auto Detailing Spa | 4.1 | 11 |
About New York County, NY
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Car Washes in New York County, NY — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/new-york-county-ny
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title = {{Car Washes in New York County, NY — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Jun},
url = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/new-york-county-ny},
urldate = {2026-06-09},
} Per-location car-wash data for New York County, NY (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the New York metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.