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Car Washes in Placer County, CA
Placer County, CA has 52 car washes across 14 chains and 21 independents, drawing 19,031 Google reviews with a 1.4% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews detail shop (33% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate well above the national norm at 4.63★. The BLS counts 31 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $102,848 average wage.
Placer County at a glance
- Car washes
- 52
- 40% independent
- Top operator
- Quick Quack Car Wash
- 7 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.63★
- +0.22 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 1.4%
- Top format
- detail shop
- 33% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 31
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 412,435
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 155,422
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 7,931
- 4.1× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.8
- in the 0.5–1.0 filling band · classified sites
Official footprint · BLS QCEW 2024
31
Employer establishments
538
Industry jobs
$102,848
Avg annual wage
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 Placer County, CA
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 6,862 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Price & value
+0.49
Speed & wait
+0.76
Wash quality
+0.82
Customer service
+0.90
Equipment reliability
-0.22
Facilities
+0.89
Membership value
+0.26
Top operators in Placer County, CA
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 7 | 4.69 |
| Shell | 7 | 3.29 |
| 76 | 4 | 4.07 |
| Dawson Oil Company | 3 | 4.38 |
| SuperClean Xpress Carwash | 1 | 4.90 |
| Royal Tint | 1 | 4.80 |
| CARES Car Wash | 1 | 4.80 |
| Quality Auto Glass Tint | 1 | 5.00 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 1 | 4.10 |
| Happy's Drive-Thru Car Wash | 1 | 4.70 |
| Hunter's Mobile Detailing | 1 | 5.00 |
| Elite Auto Works CA | 1 | 5.00 |
| CleanMixx Express Wash | 1 | 5.00 |
| Power Market | 1 | 3.70 |
| Circle K | 1 | 2.90 |
| Cali Car Co Mobile | 1 | 3.80 |
Car washes in Placer County, CA
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,801 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.6 | 1,768 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.6 | 1,654 |
| SuperClean Xpress Carwash | 4.9 | 1,492 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,489 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.8 | 1,386 |
| Five Star Auto Center | 4.4 | 945 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.7 | 880 |
| A+ Window Tinting, Ceramic Coating, Detailing & PPF Roseville | 4.9 | 718 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.9 | 563 |
| Justin's Roseville Car Wash | 4.1 | 503 |
| Wet Paint Automotive Car Detailing, Ceramic Coating, and PPF | 5.0 | 482 |
| Dirt Busters Car Wash | 4.2 | 480 |
| Fairway Car Wash | 4.0 | 468 |
| CARES Car Wash | 4.8 | 341 |
| 76 | 4.3 | 305 |
| Roseville Auto Spa | 4.3 | 271 |
| 76 | 4.0 | 235 |
| Five Star Car Wash/Detail & Gas | 4.6 | 182 |
| Vizual Auto Detail | 5.0 | 177 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.1 | 163 |
| Precedence Auto Reconditioning | 4.9 | 153 |
| 76 | 4.0 | 153 |
| Intel Mobile Detailing | 5.0 | 151 |
| Happy's Drive-Thru Car Wash | 4.7 | 123 |
| Scrub Shark Mobile Detailing LLC | 5.0 | 119 |
| Dawson Oil Company - Car Wash | 4.4 | 97 |
| Saturdays Auto Shield | 5.0 | 73 |
| Olson’s Custom Detailing | 5.0 | 72 |
| Dawson Oil Company | 4.2 | 72 |
| Hunters mobile car detailing Roseville | 5.0 | 72 |
| 76 | 3.4 | 69 |
| Shell | 3.5 | 65 |
| Shell | 3.5 | 59 |
| Auburn Auto Detail | 4.7 | 58 |
| Elite Auto Works CA | 5.0 | 47 |
| Shell | 2.5 | 37 |
| Shell | 3.7 | 36 |
| Shell | 2.7 | 35 |
| CleanMixx Express Wash | 5.0 | 31 |
| Auburn Elite Auto Spa | 4.6 | 26 |
| California Shine Auto Detailing | 4.8 | 22 |
| Guzman Mobile Detail | 5.0 | 20 |
| Dawson Oil Company | 4.9 | 20 |
| Shell | 2.8 | 18 |
| Power Market | 3.7 | 18 |
| Hott Shots Detailing | Ceramic Pro Auburn elite dealer | 5.0 | 17 |
| Circle K | 2.9 | 17 |
| Shell | 4.4 | 17 |
| Bee Shine Car Wash | 2.7 | 15 |
| Extravagant Detailing | 5.0 | 14 |
| Calicarcomobile | 3.8 | 10 |
Frequently Asked Questions
About Placer County, CA
How many car washes are in Placer County, CA?
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WashIndex tracks 52 car washes in Placer County, CA — 14 chain operators and 21 independents. The BLS separately counts 31 car-wash employer establishments (businesses with payroll) in the county.
What is the most common type of car wash in Placer County, CA?
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Detail Shop is the most common format in Placer County, CA, with 17 of 52 locations.
How much do car wash workers make in Placer County, CA?
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Car-wash employees in Placer County earn about $102,848 per year on average (BLS QCEW, 2024), across roughly 538 jobs.
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BibTeX
@misc{washindex_car_wash_counties_placer_county_ca_2026,
title = {{Car Washes in Placer County, CA — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Jun},
url = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/placer-county-ca},
urldate = {2026-06-09},
} Per-location car-wash data for Placer County, CA (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Sacramento metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.