Car Washes in Portage County, OH
Portage County, OH has 19 car washes across 9 chains and 5 independents, drawing 3,637 Google reviews with a 1.2% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews in-bay automatic (32% of locations) and is chain-consolidated; its washes rate about average at 4.28★. The BLS counts 10 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $27,236 average wage.
Portage County at a glance
- Car washes
- 19
- 26% independent
- Top operator
- Sheetz
- 4 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.28★
- -0.13 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 1.2%
- 1.3× below norm
- Top format
- in-bay automatic
- 32% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 10
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 161,421
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 64,560
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 8,496
- 4.4× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.8
- 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 Portage County, OH
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 1,383 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Portage County, OH
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Sheetz | 4 | 3.74 |
| Ultimate Wash | 3 | 3.55 |
| ModWash | 1 | 4.80 |
| Whistle Express Car Wash | 1 | 4.40 |
| Clean Express Auto Wash | 1 | 4.40 |
| Sgt. Clean Car Wash | 1 | 4.50 |
| Hometown Car Wash | 1 | 4.10 |
| Country Clean Car Wash | 1 | 3.30 |
| Macedonia Laser Wash | 1 | 4.50 |
Car washes in Portage County, OH
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| ModWash | 4.8 | 773 |
| Whistle Express Car Wash | 4.4 | 636 |
| Sheetz | 4.0 | 527 |
| Clean Express Auto Wash | 4.4 | 446 |
| Sheetz | 3.2 | 179 |
| Sgt. Clean Car Wash | 4.5 | 178 |
| Sheetz | 3.7 | 156 |
| Sheetz | 3.5 | 125 |
| Car Buff Auto Detailing | 5.0 | 110 |
| Ultimate Wash | 3.6 | 99 |
| Ohio Pro Detailing | 5.0 | 97 |
| Hometown Car Wash | 4.1 | 72 |
| Ultimate Wash | 3.5 | 62 |
| Ultimate Wash | 3.5 | 57 |
| Country Clean Car Wash | 3.3 | 48 |
| Signature Shine Studios | 5.0 | 23 |
| Modified Detailing LLC | 4.6 | 18 |
| Streetsboro Laserwash | 4.5 | 17 |
| Portage Paint Correction | Detailing & Ceramic Coatings | 5.0 | 14 |
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WashIndex. (2026, September 26). Car Washes in Portage County, OH — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/portage-county-oh
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} Per-location car-wash data for Portage County, OH (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Akron metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.