Car Washes in Penobscot County, ME
Penobscot County, ME has 11 car washes across 4 chains and 4 independents, drawing 1,520 Google reviews with a 6.1% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews in-bay automatic (36% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate below the national norm at 4.14★. The BLS counts 10 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $36,763 average wage.
Penobscot County at a glance
- Car washes
- 11
- 36% independent
- Top operator
- Shell
- 3 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.14★
- -0.27 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 6.1%
- 3.9× U.S. norm
- Top format
- in-bay automatic
- 36% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 10
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 153,571
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 64,769
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 13,961
- 7.2× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.5
- 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 Penobscot County, ME
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 785 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Penobscot County, ME
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Shell | 3 | 3.26 |
| Washville Car Wash | 2 | 4.24 |
| Golden Nozzle Car Wash | 1 | 3.30 |
| Circle K | 1 | 2.80 |
Car washes in Penobscot County, ME
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Washville Car Wash | 4.3 | 606 |
| Washville Car Wash | 4.1 | 250 |
| Appearance Plus Car Wash | 3.8 | 193 |
| Deane's Detailing | 4.9 | 133 |
| 1A Wash | 4.1 | 117 |
| Golden Nozzle Car Wash | 3.3 | 62 |
| Midnight Customs & Detailing | 5.0 | 55 |
| Circle K | 2.8 | 37 |
| Shell | 3.4 | 32 |
| Shell | 3.4 | 22 |
| Shell | 2.7 | 13 |
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Car Washes in Penobscot County, ME — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/penobscot-county-me
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title = {{Car Washes in Penobscot County, ME — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Jun},
url = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/penobscot-county-me},
urldate = {2026-06-09},
} Per-location car-wash data for Penobscot County, ME (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Bangor metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.