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Car Washes in Placer County, CA
Placer County, CA has 52 car washes across 14 chains and 21 independents, drawing 18,701 Google reviews with a 1.6% 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 4.61★. 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
- 4.61★
- +0.20 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 1.6%
- 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 6,991 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Price & value
+0.44
Speed & wait
+0.74
Wash quality
+0.80
Customer service
+0.90
Equipment reliability
-0.25
Facilities
+0.88
Membership value
+0.24
Top operators in Placer County, CA
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 7 | 4.69 |
| Shell | 7 | 3.29 |
| 76 | 4 | 4.04 |
| Dawson Oil Company | 3 | 4.38 |
| SuperClean Xpress Carwash | 1 | 4.90 |
| CARES Car Wash | 1 | 4.80 |
| 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 |
| Circle K | 1 | 3.00 |
| Power Market | 1 | 3.80 |
| Cali Car Co Mobile | 1 | 3.80 |
Car washes in Placer County, CA
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,854 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.6 | 1,795 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.6 | 1,701 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,551 |
| SuperClean Xpress Carwash | 4.9 | 1,539 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.8 | 1,449 |
| Five Star Auto Center | 4.4 | 972 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.7 | 911 |
| A+ Window Tinting, Ceramic Coating, Detailing & PPF Roseville | 4.9 | 831 |
| Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.9 | 584 |
| Wet Paint Automotive Car Detailing, Ceramic Coating, and PPF | 5.0 | 513 |
| Justin's Roseville Car Wash | 4.1 | 512 |
| Dirt Busters Car Wash | 4.2 | 496 |
| Fairway Car Wash | 4.0 | 479 |
| CARES Car Wash | 4.8 | 356 |
| 76 | 4.3 | 309 |
| Roseville Auto Spa | 4.3 | 276 |
| 76 | 3.9 | 238 |
| Five Star Car Wash/Detail & Gas | 4.5 | 189 |
| Vizual Auto Detail | 5.0 | 180 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.1 | 174 |
| Precedence Auto Reconditioning | 4.9 | 157 |
| Intel Mobile Detailing | 5.0 | 154 |
| 76 | 4.0 | 153 |
| Happy's Drive-Thru Car Wash | 4.7 | 135 |
| Scrub Shark Mobile Detailing LLC | 5.0 | 124 |
| Dawson Oil Company - Car Wash | 4.4 | 98 |
| Olson’s Custom Detailing | 5.0 | 74 |
| Saturdays Auto Shield | 5.0 | 74 |
| Hunters mobile car detailing Roseville | 5.0 | 73 |
| Dawson Oil Company | 4.2 | 71 |
| 76 | 3.5 | 70 |
| Shell | 3.5 | 65 |
| Auburn Auto Detail | 4.7 | 61 |
| Shell | 3.5 | 59 |
| Elite Auto Works CA | 5.0 | 48 |
| CleanMixx Express Wash | 5.0 | 44 |
| Shell | 2.5 | 37 |
| Shell | 3.7 | 36 |
| Shell | 2.7 | 35 |
| Auburn Elite Auto Spa | 4.6 | 26 |
| California Shine Auto Detailing | 4.8 | 25 |
| Guzman Mobile Detail | 5.0 | 21 |
| Circle K | 3.0 | 20 |
| Dawson Oil Company | 4.9 | 20 |
| Power Market | 3.8 | 20 |
| Hott Shots Detailing | Ceramic Pro Auburn elite dealer | 5.0 | 18 |
| Shell | 2.8 | 18 |
| Shell | 4.4 | 17 |
| Bee Shine Car Wash | 2.5 | 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 = {Sep},
url = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/placer-county-ca},
urldate = {2026-09-26},
} 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.